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Let’s join John and Joe at AmericaBlog in asking Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate a possible hate crime in Puerto Rico.
Here’s the email from John and Joe at AmericaBlog:
"Don’t Ask, Don’t Give" Update
November 16, 2009
Hi everyone, just a quick message to ask folks to consider contacting the Department of Justice regarding a possible anti-gay hate crime in Puerto Rico. An openly gay 19 year old boy was found murdered last Friday in Puerto Rico. He was decapitated, dismembered, and burned. The local police investigator assigned to the case said to Univisión about the victim: "Someone like that, who does those kind of things, and goes out in public, knows full well that this might happen to him."
Clearly there’s not going to be a fair and impartial local investigation as to whether or not this is a hate crime. Please join us in asking Attorney General Eric Holder to have the use its new Hate Crimes law to investigate whether this horrible murder was motivated by anti-gay animus. We’ve set up an online action center where you can email the Attorney General.
This is a perfect chance for the Obama administration to show that it cares about gay and lesbian Americans.
Thanks for all of your help,
JOHN & JOE at AMERICAblog
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3 Comments
Uh whats the problem this seems like a slam dunk?
The problem:
The FBI has to take over the investigation as to whether or not this is a hate crime, as there won’t be a fair and impartial local investigation.
Going out while gay?
Sounds like the policeman needs to be given some eduction and moved from that position. He won’t be deciding if the case is prosecuted, just doing the investigation and finding the killer.