Comments on: What Is A Young Gay Man’s Life Worth?

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:17:55 +0000

Bradley,

“i dont care what he did”

That is all I need to know about you.

By: Bradley Blackwell

Bradley Blackwell — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:51:43 +0000

listen here. mr moller never new that guy was gay. who ever stared this is one dirty liar. this kid hit mr moller first inside of a car and then mr moller hit him and he fell out. mr moller is one of the greatest people i no i dont care what he did sean should of never hit hiw and i wouldnt be on this subject today. this is all i got to say

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By: cowboy

cowboy — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:24:25 +0000

Heather, I know it sounds strange. But the incident was newsworthy and my memory remembers a televised debate between gay-supporting individuals and this lady from the ultra-conservative Eagle’s Forum. By laying partial blame on the victim this conservative woman said the gay man was partly responsible for his own death. I heard her say all the gay bashings were justified because they usually were cruising for sex. We hear that from time to time again and again. It’s an underlying tone you STILL hear in debates about Matt Sheppard.

Yes, the world is unjust. Justice is not blind in spite what we like to think.

I must be naïve but there are certain things I feel pretty much are clearly logical and any rational person would see the justice or injustice but I’m amazed at some examples you constantly read, see and hear about.

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By: Jason D

Jason D — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:23:58 +0000

that’s bullshit, the story makes it even sound like “well, if the victim hadn’t hit his head on the pavement.”

That’s bullshit, any time you assault someone there is the potential for permanent harm and possibly death.

The defense attorney is reprehensible,”I mean, Stephen had no idea he was gay until after the fact. It’s just a freak incident that should never have happened.”

It’s not a freak accident to kill someone when you’re assaulting them.

It’s disgusting, it suggests that the victim is to blame because he couldn’t take a punch in the face without dying and that the assailant is innocent because he didn’t realize that hurting someone could kill them!

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:12:56 +0000

so cowboy, Out of curiousity, this sentence “I remember the spokeswoman for our local Eagle Forum saying the sentence was justified because the man had tried to kiss Thacker.” do you agree or disagree? That in reason means that if a man tries to kiss me there, and i dont want it it justifies me shooting him between the eyes? thats so fucking insane. I’m all for equal rights, to gays and straights, and men and women. I work hard for what i earn. I’m straight. But i agree with gay rights. I can’t believe that justification. Thats insane! This world i swear has its unjustices, and crazy moments…….

By: Martin Lanigan

Martin Lanigan — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:04:48 +0000

My sincere condolences to Sean Kennedy’s family.

We are all diminished when justice fails.

By: wendy

wendy — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:50:53 +0000

Any brief comment on a blog cannot do justice to the tragedy this case represents… however, with this comment I simply seek to raise my voice with others against the injustice.

I grieve for the devaluing of Sean’s life and the lack of justice his family must now deal with.

By: cowboy

cowboy — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:50:32 +0000

This is not an isolated case. A few years ago a Utah Judge was publicly reprimanded for reducing the prison sentence for a David Thacker who shot a gay man right between the eyes. A plea-bargaining altered the charge from murder to manslaughter with a potential sentence from 2 to 20 years but was reduced to just one to six years. Reasoning: Judge David Young said at the time of the trial: “Koehler [the gay man] would still be alive if the victim had not supplied the drugs and alcohol.” Even after Thacker had pursued his victim for four miles(!) with a .22-caliber revolver! The Judge had the gall in accepting the defendant’s explanation: “the gun went off accidentally”.

Yeah…right…Right between the eyes.

But, because it was a hot topic in the news, I remember the spokeswoman for our local Eagle Forum saying the sentence was justified because the man had tried to kiss Thacker.