Aug 14, 2007Quickie Link: A Crime Against Gays that Cries out 'Hate'
By vanrozenheim
(USA) - The 47-year-old Michael Wrenn of Seattle was walking the street with his boyfriend when when a thug approached them and, after asking if they were Gay, punched him in the face. While reportiung the hate crime on a police station, he experienced police officers who were dismissive of his bias concerns even though he and his friend Aaron Hudy of Seattle both told the cops they were targeted for being gay. "I made it clear that the only reason that the guy came after me was for being gay," Wrenn told the Seattle Gay News, which put the story on its front page Friday. Flip, dismissive language by an officer, along with the unchecked bias box, makes this assault a public issue that cannot be brushed aside.
