- 20 Jun 2005, 00:11
#296278
nisam bila sigurna gde da postavim ovu temu pa je premestite ako treba
mada je ovo gay-serbia mislim da je bitno da delimo vesti o stvarima vezanim za lgbt populaciju bez obzira gde se desavale
nadam se da ce mi se ostatak dijaspore pridruziti u sirenju vesti
zao mi je sto pocinjem sa losim vestima...
Mene su na povratku u ny docekale vesti o brutalnom napadu na gay muskarca u Brooklynu. Tri mladica su ga napali dok je iznosio smece. Nakon sto su ga pretukli i sto je on lezao na zemlji bez svesti oni su se vratili i nastavili da ga sutiraju. Komsije su pritrcale da ga brane i nakon tuce sa napadacima uspeli da ih oteraju. Napadnuti mladic je zavrsio u komi u bolnici i koliko sam cula u stabilnom je mada losem stanju. Izmedju ostalog je zadobio teske povrede glave. Jedan od napadaca je u medjuvremenu uhapsen u New Jersey-ju i bice isporucen policiji u NY. Za ostalom dvojicom se jos uvek traga. Policijski rekord pokazuje da se u NY prijavi anti-lgtb aktivnost svakih 12 sati dok se svakih 36 sati prijavi zlocin protiv lgbt osoba.
Ispod kopiram clanak iz Blade-a (lgbt ny novine) mada se slican clanak sa osudom napada pojavio u vecini novina.
Brooklyn, NY
June 9
The victim of a vicious gay hate crime has been unable to tell the police about his attack because he remains unconscious. Brooklyn resident Dwan Prince was severely beaten last week as he was taking out the garbage from his apartment.
According to published reports and eyewitnesses, three men in a black sedan car beat Prince. They were apparently yelling anti-gay epithets as they pummeled him. "It was pretty brutal", said Clarence Patton, acting executive director of the New York City Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project.
The attack occurred in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn at the corner of East 94 Street and Kings Highway last Wednesday night. As reported by several news outlets, Prince was taking the trash out before midnight. The three men jumped from the car and allegedly started beating him. They left Prince on the ground and returned soon after to beat him more.
"Nobody saw the first attack," Anthony David told the New York Post. "When they came back he was already unconscious on the floor, then they started kicking and stomping him."
Witnesses tried to come to Prince's aid, but the attackers kept them at bay. They reportedly were calling the victim a "faggot" as they continued to beat him. After kicking Prince in the head, the three suspects ran off.
Valerie Prince, the victim's mother, was grateful to the people who came to her son's defense. "Thank God for the guy who intervened and saved my sons life," Prince told the Blade. "I can't thank him enough."
Dwan Prince's mother also wants any witnesses to share what they know with the police. "I want them to come forward," she said. "This is not an isolated incident and could have happened to anyone."
According to police officials, the three suspects may have known Prince, who was the porter of his apartment building. "They called his name. They knew him, but we do not know if he knew them," said New York Police Department spokesperson Detective Kevin Czartoryski.
Prince was taken to Brookdale Hospital, and although he is listed in serious yet stable condition, he has not been unable to give police any information about his attackers. Hospital officials said the family has requested no information to be released about Prince's condition.
On June 13, police released a picture of one of the suspects, Steven Pomie. "There are three suspects in total, but he is the one we have a lead on right now," said Czartoryski. "The investigation is ongoing. Some witnesses at the scene gave us information. Detectives have not had a talk with the victim, but I do understand he is improving."
Steven Pomie is being sought as a suspect in the vicious beating of a man in Brownsville, Brooklyn. (Source: NYPD)
Not an isolated case
The police department's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the case. Patton told the Blade that, barring any significant developments in the case, his group will be pasting flyers in Prince's neighborhood on June 16 to spread information about the attack and to see if there are any other witnesses willing to come forward.
"We have also called the Mayor's criminal coordinator to get a reward enhancement for the case for further incentive because people may have information to solve this crime," Patton said. "Do we want to live in a community where something like this happens and people get away with it? It is kind of imperative that all of us get involved because this is a citywide issue."
Prince's beating was particularly violent; however, according to Patton, anti-gay violence is an all-too common occurrence in the city.
"Unfortunately, though what happened to Prince was more vicious than many anti-gay attacks in New York, it is not uncommon enough," said Patton. "Every 12 hours, we get a report of some anti-gay incident in the city, and every 36 hours, we receive a report of an anti-lesbian, gay, transgender or bisexual crime. As the weather warms and there are more people or on the streets in general. reports of anti-LGTB activity almost always rise."
In April, a national coalition of gay anti-violence groups released a report on anti gay crimes across the country. Here in New York, the report noted, anti gay violence overall increased by 26 percent.
Yet the report also pointed out that "several communities of color appear to have fared worse than others with respect to anti LGBT violence." White victims in New York saw a 13 percent decease, however Latinos rose 10 percent and black victims 5 percent. The study also saw a 30 percent increase "of offenders who had prior relationships with their victims."
These numbers, when attached to the Prince attack, give Patton particular concern. "Given the fact that reports to AVP of anti-LGTB incidents have risen 26 percent in the last two years, we are especially concerned about the safety of the community this summer and will be doing everything in our power to make people aware of these issues and keep as safe as possible," Patton said.
mada je ovo gay-serbia mislim da je bitno da delimo vesti o stvarima vezanim za lgbt populaciju bez obzira gde se desavale
nadam se da ce mi se ostatak dijaspore pridruziti u sirenju vesti
zao mi je sto pocinjem sa losim vestima...
Mene su na povratku u ny docekale vesti o brutalnom napadu na gay muskarca u Brooklynu. Tri mladica su ga napali dok je iznosio smece. Nakon sto su ga pretukli i sto je on lezao na zemlji bez svesti oni su se vratili i nastavili da ga sutiraju. Komsije su pritrcale da ga brane i nakon tuce sa napadacima uspeli da ih oteraju. Napadnuti mladic je zavrsio u komi u bolnici i koliko sam cula u stabilnom je mada losem stanju. Izmedju ostalog je zadobio teske povrede glave. Jedan od napadaca je u medjuvremenu uhapsen u New Jersey-ju i bice isporucen policiji u NY. Za ostalom dvojicom se jos uvek traga. Policijski rekord pokazuje da se u NY prijavi anti-lgtb aktivnost svakih 12 sati dok se svakih 36 sati prijavi zlocin protiv lgbt osoba.
Ispod kopiram clanak iz Blade-a (lgbt ny novine) mada se slican clanak sa osudom napada pojavio u vecini novina.
Brooklyn, NY
June 9
The victim of a vicious gay hate crime has been unable to tell the police about his attack because he remains unconscious. Brooklyn resident Dwan Prince was severely beaten last week as he was taking out the garbage from his apartment.
According to published reports and eyewitnesses, three men in a black sedan car beat Prince. They were apparently yelling anti-gay epithets as they pummeled him. "It was pretty brutal", said Clarence Patton, acting executive director of the New York City Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project.
The attack occurred in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn at the corner of East 94 Street and Kings Highway last Wednesday night. As reported by several news outlets, Prince was taking the trash out before midnight. The three men jumped from the car and allegedly started beating him. They left Prince on the ground and returned soon after to beat him more.
"Nobody saw the first attack," Anthony David told the New York Post. "When they came back he was already unconscious on the floor, then they started kicking and stomping him."
Witnesses tried to come to Prince's aid, but the attackers kept them at bay. They reportedly were calling the victim a "faggot" as they continued to beat him. After kicking Prince in the head, the three suspects ran off.
Valerie Prince, the victim's mother, was grateful to the people who came to her son's defense. "Thank God for the guy who intervened and saved my sons life," Prince told the Blade. "I can't thank him enough."
Dwan Prince's mother also wants any witnesses to share what they know with the police. "I want them to come forward," she said. "This is not an isolated incident and could have happened to anyone."
According to police officials, the three suspects may have known Prince, who was the porter of his apartment building. "They called his name. They knew him, but we do not know if he knew them," said New York Police Department spokesperson Detective Kevin Czartoryski.
Prince was taken to Brookdale Hospital, and although he is listed in serious yet stable condition, he has not been unable to give police any information about his attackers. Hospital officials said the family has requested no information to be released about Prince's condition.
On June 13, police released a picture of one of the suspects, Steven Pomie. "There are three suspects in total, but he is the one we have a lead on right now," said Czartoryski. "The investigation is ongoing. Some witnesses at the scene gave us information. Detectives have not had a talk with the victim, but I do understand he is improving."
Steven Pomie is being sought as a suspect in the vicious beating of a man in Brownsville, Brooklyn. (Source: NYPD)
Not an isolated case
The police department's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the case. Patton told the Blade that, barring any significant developments in the case, his group will be pasting flyers in Prince's neighborhood on June 16 to spread information about the attack and to see if there are any other witnesses willing to come forward.
"We have also called the Mayor's criminal coordinator to get a reward enhancement for the case for further incentive because people may have information to solve this crime," Patton said. "Do we want to live in a community where something like this happens and people get away with it? It is kind of imperative that all of us get involved because this is a citywide issue."
Prince's beating was particularly violent; however, according to Patton, anti-gay violence is an all-too common occurrence in the city.
"Unfortunately, though what happened to Prince was more vicious than many anti-gay attacks in New York, it is not uncommon enough," said Patton. "Every 12 hours, we get a report of some anti-gay incident in the city, and every 36 hours, we receive a report of an anti-lesbian, gay, transgender or bisexual crime. As the weather warms and there are more people or on the streets in general. reports of anti-LGTB activity almost always rise."
In April, a national coalition of gay anti-violence groups released a report on anti gay crimes across the country. Here in New York, the report noted, anti gay violence overall increased by 26 percent.
Yet the report also pointed out that "several communities of color appear to have fared worse than others with respect to anti LGBT violence." White victims in New York saw a 13 percent decease, however Latinos rose 10 percent and black victims 5 percent. The study also saw a 30 percent increase "of offenders who had prior relationships with their victims."
These numbers, when attached to the Prince attack, give Patton particular concern. "Given the fact that reports to AVP of anti-LGTB incidents have risen 26 percent in the last two years, we are especially concerned about the safety of the community this summer and will be doing everything in our power to make people aware of these issues and keep as safe as possible," Patton said.
