Seymour Flops
Diamond Member
Man throws brick at window of Manhattan gay bar
It has happened three times in one week.
www.ny1.com
Of course, it was also interpretted as a hate crime by Democrats.
"We've always been targeted in the places that we come together for community," Shugrue dos Santos said. "The Stonewall Riot was at the Stonewall Inn because that’s where we were."
Police say the attack happened at around 10 p.m. on Saturday night while people were inside. There were no injuries — the exact reason why shatterproof glass was installed, according to DeParolesa.
"An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us, and we want to do everything in our power — right now — to keep other bars and queer spaces in the neighborhood safe," DeParolesa said in a statement.
Shugrue dos Santos says this type of violence is devastating but not surprising.
"Recognizing that the places that we go to share community and be together and expect to find safety are not always safe for us. And so it’s important for us to be aware of that, to come together, to stand up for one another," Shugrue dos Santos said.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that state police officers will increase surveillance and protection for groups at risk of hate crimes. She says the New York State Police Office of Counter Terrorism is also conducting outreach to LGBTQ communities across New York.
And of course it turns out to be another queer on queer violent incident.
Man arrested in NYC gay bar attacks said it was ‘revenge’ on behalf of female friend
Police have a suspect in custody in Saturday’s caught-on-video brick-hurling attack at a Manhattan gay bar, sources said Tuesday.
nypost.com
“Basically, what he says [is] he knows a girl who had a problem with one of the guys in the bar and he was ‘exacting revenge,’” Essig said. “As of right now we don’t have any reason to believe it is [a hate crime].”
Kuilan is being charged with only three of four recent attacks at the bar because cops don’t have video surveillance of one of the incidents, Essig said.
“I’m gay myself,” Kuilan said as he was led out of a police vehicle and escorted into court in handcuffs on Tuesday evening.
The Democrats should spend their energy on promoting mental health treatment for the LGBT community, more shatterproof glass, and restoring the second amendment to their cities. All this attempting to blame Trump just distracts from the real problems among their constituents.
