This is sickening.
Last Friday, a gay New York City man was beaten so badly that he is still hospitalized, in a medically induced coma. From ABC7:
The attack happened in College Point on Friday, leaving the victim fighting for his life.
The victim is identified as 49-year-old Jack Price, who is reportedly in a medically induced coma at New York Hospital in Queens.
Police say Price was targeted and beaten because he’s openly gay. Price was attacked by two men outside a 24-hour deli on College Point Boulevard. Police say Price was beaten by the suspects as they screamed anti-gay slurs after he bought a pack of cigarettes.
On Sunday, police arrested 26-year-old Daniel Aleman. He is charged with assault and aggravated assault as a hate crime.
Police are searching for a second attacker.
“Look what they did to him because he is gay,” Price’s sister-in-law said. “It is in God’s hands right now. There is nothing more they can do for him.”
This is also why we Marched.
Watch the ABC7 report.
12. October 2009 at 11:55 am
Isn’t it about time we got angry?
12. October 2009 at 12:45 pm
This is so disgusting.
12. October 2009 at 2:24 pm
Truly horrific. Is it just me or new york has officially become hate-crime capital? At least the police has arrested someone which is unusual as it’s widely known they are bigots.