[FerdieMurphy]

'We were just holding each other in the bar. We were not kissing, not making out. Some guys just started screaming. Yelling. Overreacting.

The first release on this incident stated that the two were kissing and fondling one another.

American homosexuals need to understand that their perverted public behavior does anger some heterosexuals.

[trubluolyguy]

What a shame.

[kinoxi]

smashed his skull with a tire iron. your defending this?

[dc-zoo]

Sounds like a crappy deal.

[trashcanbred]

Um... whilst I don't support what they do I also don't think braining them with a tire iron is appropriate. Call me crazy but that is barbaric...

[Palpatine]

I don't support the violence against these 2 guys and I hope those who did it will get their just punishment. But these two should have known better.

[MikefromOhio]

.....smashed Smith's skull with a tire iron.

(snip)

The car clipped Smith, knocking him down.

American homosexuals need to understand that their perverted public behavior does anger some heterosexuals.

It just figures that someone on FR would try to justify this....no I don't agree with their lifestyle but I'll be damned if I try to harm anyone over it.

[Choose Ye This Day]

Anger? Sure. Yet no heterosexual has the right to hurt a homosexual. Or anyone else for that matter. Every heterosexual is obligated to remain within the law and refrain from harming another human being. Just like every homosexual is.

[thulldud]

''You think your parents are going to hate you,''

Well, it's not as if you were doing any harm to them, is it? After all, you're only cutting off their potential progeny through your line. That's really not so bad, is it?

[FormerLib]

Patricia Smith...learned her son was gay after the attack.

That poor woman! To have this sort of disappointment in the news and learn about it in this manner.

[kinghorse]

Homosexuality is not welcome in the rasta culture fer sure. these idjmos need to read up on the culture before publicly getting down. They are lucky to be alive. All I noticed was the first sentence "A young CBS News employee". why do I get the feeling working at CBS is a closed process. I suspect a right minded white hetero male would have about as much a chance of catching on at CBS as they would at the melon farm collective.

[Freedom_no_exceptions]

The first release on this incident stated that the two were kissing and fondling one another.

I have a neck. It turns my head. If I witness something that's uncomfortable to watch, but otherwise harmless to me personally, I use my neck to turn my head. I do NOT use a tire iron to turn someone else's head into pulp. It's part of what separates me from lower life forms.

[dead]

That sucks. I wish him well, but I don't have too much faith in a prosecutor named "Taco Stein."

I hope I'm wrong. Go Taco.

[HitmanLV]

And those angry heterosexuals have to understand that we lock up people who get violent. Sheesh.

[Bahbah]

a near-fatal gay bashing

Now why phrase it this way. It was a near fatal attack. This is not clear writing, this is agenda pushing.

[Jimmy Valentine]

This does not sound quite right. They were on the French side of St. Martin, which is the relaxed, tolerant, very European side.

Either they were someplace they should not have been (native bar) or they were getting up to some serious hanky.

Crime on the island is more of the "steel your wallet" type, not serious violence.

[catmanblack.]

Next people will say that the man boy love thing is normal age should not matter. Why not allow sheep in bars to, kinda bring your own mammal thing. Aids is really a cia disease(you know manufactured), stay away from strait people are you might catch it!!!!!!

[Conservative4Ever]

Their behavior in the bar does not deserve that. I'm not condoning their lifestyle, but the attack was barbaric.

[Xenalyte]

Chief Prosecutor Taco Stein

Nothing I could say would ever top the pure comedy that is Taco Stein.

[Publius6961]

Either they welcome all of us, or none of us.

Well, then it's settled. Some pervert has decided for me. What else can I do but obey?

< /sarc >

[not2worry]

First having lived in the Caribbean for a number of years many of the Islands have laws that make it a crime to practice homosexuality.

Secondly, I've seen what a few rum punches, some sun and a vacation can do to most people, and the fact is that I've seen homosexuals become more open with their affection when out of sight and on vacation. When folks hit the Islands they totally become engaged in having a good time and lose respect for the traditions and laws of the Country they are vacationing in. They do not realize that most Caribbean islands are Countries and want to have their life style and way of life respected. Most Island folks are very conservative and religious by nature and don't intend to change to become politically correct for what most call "Continentals".

I don't condone beating anyone with a tire iron, but I can tell you that there is more to this MSM story than meets the eye.

As far as St. Martin/Marteen goes, it has become somewhat of a rough and tumble Island. This could have happened to a bunch of guys on vacation, but certainly being gay didn't help the situation.

When in Rome, respect their laws and traditions. They are lucky they didn't find themselves behind bars for breaking the law on some Caribbean islands!