April 02, 2005

Regardless of the hate crime charge ...

For visciously attacking a lone man on the street, for slashing his back and face with a broken bottle. And on top of that, doing it because the victim was gay. But even without that last part, this is the sentence for viscious assault?

3 found guilty of hate crime for assaulting gay man
Samusenko faces 31 to 35 months in prison, and Kravchenko and Savchak each face nine to 15 months ...
Seattle's local alternative paper The Stranger has a great article describing the victim, Micah Painter, and his attackers. And the Evangelical influences on all four of them.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yo. The Seattle Gay News had the most comprehensive coverage of the trial by far. It was a compelling read. People should check it out!

-Todd