Gothamist: Unacceptable: Drag Queen Beaten By Four Youths

La CC

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:33:58 -0500

Well, what do you know? I looked it up and it\'s true. This puts the term Punk Rock in a whole new context. (Not to dismiss the hate crime thing to which I give a heartfelt thumbs down.) From Merriam-Webster Online: PUNK (Noun) 1 archaic : PROSTITUTE 2 [probably partly from 3punk] : NONSENSE, FOOLISHNESS 3 a : a young inexperienced person : BEGINNER, NOVICE; especially : a young man b : a usually petty gangster, hoodlum, or ruffian C : A YOUTH USED AS A HOMOSEXUAL PARTNER 4 a : punk rock b : a punk rock musician c : one who affects punk styles

Mé

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:49:51 -0500

I live right there. How horrifying. I am horrified. That is such a sickening thing--to actually beat and attack someone for their sexuality (well, anything unprovoked really).

Jimmy Legs

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 08:35:53 -0500

one of the older meanings of punk describes the guy in prison who takes it up the ass. if these kids get convicted they may get to experience this and other versions of the word.

Bowtie

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 06:29:01 -0500

It would be nice if the DA fried these guys.

nick

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:10:28 -0500

ryan - since when is punk a homophobic slur??? never ever EVER heard it used in that context. ever.

em

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:32:43 -0500

Which is not acceptable at all, by the way.

jay

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 23:56:10 -0500

I don\'t see how this is any more unacceptable than if it was four white folks who beat up another white folk because they didn\'t like him. Hardly \"front page news\" to me.

Ian

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 23:36:42 -0500

This is not a new phenomenon in the East Village. In fact, the 9th Precinct had the most hate crime physical attacks of ANY PRECINCT IN THE FIVE BOROUGHS (2000-2004). (See July 23, 2005 NYT Article). Proud of how well your neighborhood handles diversity? Wake up!

-ed

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 23:02:42 -0500

They charged them with 1st degree assault (a class B felony) as a hate crime, which ups the minimum penalties. If I read the law correctly (I\'m no lawyer) it seems to say a minimum sentence of 8 years for adults, minimum of 4 years for juveniles.

ryan

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:52:39 -0500

Um, punk is a pejorative for gay. So you\'re kind of calling the gay-bashers faggots. Irony does not appear to be intended.

Lesley

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:04:36 -0500

\"we hope the DA goes ballistic on these punks and makes a nasty example of \'em.\" yeah, for real. it\'s just so ridiculously disappointing.

jayKayEss

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:02:35 -0500

\"Akino George of Townsend Avenue in the Bronx and Sears Jarell of Newark, and the 16-year-old...\" OK, my bad. I won\'t slander NYU frat boys anymore.

jayKayEss

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 21:59:28 -0500

I don\'t know who these guys are who beat him up, but the EV is filling up with NYU frat boys.

ramone

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 15:14:15 -0500

holy shit... i left the phoenix last night about a half hour before this happened... this story is completely sickening