Second Major Attack on Gays in as many weeks

There is strong sociological evidence that supports the inference that as the populace receives messages that it is okay to hate on a particular minority group in a political sense, acts of violence rise against that minority group. I dont have time to cite my research on this right now, but its out there, and its a pretty common sense conclusion: while even the middle-of-the-road politicians may be saying, "Marriage = man and woman," nut jobs out there hear, "Its okay to beat up fags."

Thus, in a political atmosphere that is increasingly focusing on gay marriage (again) for the election, we have had two very scary incidents of hate crimes in various parts of the country. (see San Diego story) This shit is scary.

This is straight off another site (Towleroad.com):

Sorry to bring you so much violent, ugly news this week but I think it's important that these incidents get as much visibility as possible.

Police in New Mexico report that a woman and a gay man were kidnapped and beaten for hours last weekend during a party at a mobile home in rural Edgewood.

The two victims met up with another woman and one of their attackers before driving to the party. That woman left the party early, but confirmed to police that those who attacked the two victims used anti-gay language toward the man and taped part of the party on a cell phone.
After reportedly threatening to throw their victims into a yard full of "several large barking dogs" they took them to a camper parked in the yard of the mobile home and that is where an all-night torture began:

While some of the partygoers tied up the gay man with rope and began hitting him, "Uriah told them that this was a kidnapping and they were not going to die yet," according to the warrant. A female from the party lifted the woman's head and kicked her in the face, the warrant says. The woman said she felt her nose break, the warrant says.

"(The woman) was not tied up, but was held in the camper for most of the night while all of the male subjects kept hitting, kicking, slapping and knocking (the gay man) down," the warrant states. "The male subjects would knock (the gay man) down and if he did not get up off of the ground within a certain count or if he would make any noise, they would jump on him, hitting and kicking him.

"This continued all night until the sun was about to come up."

Said Prosecutor Donna Dagnall: "It's pretty clear to us that his homosexuality was the reason for the beating."

The male victim suffered "bleeding on the brain and a concussion as well as facial lacerations and bruising" and has been released from a hospital. The female victim did not require hospitalization, according to reports.

Two men, age 17 and 21, are in custody, and have been charged with "two counts of kidnapping, aggravated battery causing great bodily injury, false imprisonment and conspiracy." Another has not yet been apprehended. The three will be charged with hate crimes.