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"Siegfried & Roy in hate crime" (Police looking for a white van-- no, really!)
News.Com.AU ^ | October 5, 2004 | The Associated Press

Posted on 10/04/2004 4:59:37 PM PDT by yankeedame

Siegfried & Roy in hate crime

From correspondents in Las Vegas
October 5, 2004

A GUNMAN opened fire on the Las Vegas home of illusionists Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn, shouting the duo should get out of the country, police said today, labelling the incident a hate crime.

No one was hurt in the September 21 drive-by shooting, during which a witness said a man fired four shots from a white van.

The attack broke two windows and left a 30cm hole in he stars' home northwest of the famous Strip, said Las Vegas Police Officer Jose Montoya.

It was not known if they were home at the time. Their spokesman declined to comment.

Police said a warrant had been issued for the gunman, but did not identify him.

Police announced the shooting a day after Horn and friends celebrated his 60th birthday at the home.

It was also the one-year anniversary of a near-fatal tiger mauling that left Horn partially paralysed and forced the closure of the illusionists' long-running Siegfried & Roy show - a glitzy performance that incorporated a variety of wild animals.

Horn and Fischbacher have lived in Las Vegas for some 35 years.

The Associated Press


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: royhorn
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1 posted on 10/04/2004 4:59:38 PM PDT by yankeedame
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To: yankeedame

That's terrible, especially since Roy is still recovering from the lion attack. He seems to be doing well.


2 posted on 10/04/2004 5:05:12 PM PDT by orangelobster
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To: yankeedame
A GUNMAN opened fire on the Las Vegas home of illusionists Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn, shouting the duo should get out of the country, police said today, labelling the incident a hate crime.

It must take a genius to decide this was a crime motivated by hatred of something or other.

Was it "homophobia", though I've never heard that Siegfried and Roy are gay? Was it animal rights activists, demonstrating their hatred of anyone who "exploits" animals? Perhaps it was hatred of sobriety?

3 posted on 10/04/2004 5:09:04 PM PDT by jimtorr
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To: yankeedame

PETA, no doubt.


4 posted on 10/04/2004 5:10:16 PM PDT by Glenn (The two keys to character: 1) Learn how to keep a secret. 2) ...)
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To: yankeedame

Why is it a 'hate crime', instead of just "it's a crime"? I don't think that Seigfried and Roy have admitted to being gay, have they?


5 posted on 10/04/2004 5:10:27 PM PDT by WL-law
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To: orangelobster

Probably PETA.

They don't think people should keep animals captive.

I didn't think that would warrant hate crime status though.


6 posted on 10/04/2004 5:10:35 PM PDT by opbuzz
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To: orangelobster

Yeah, those striped lions can inflict a series bite that leaves a hugh scar.


7 posted on 10/04/2004 5:10:48 PM PDT by diogenes ghost
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To: orangelobster
The tiger is back to finish the job.
8 posted on 10/04/2004 5:11:26 PM PDT by PMCarey
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To: jimtorr
Was it "homophobia", though I've never heard that Siegfried and Roy are gay? Was it animal rights activists, demonstrating their hatred of anyone who "exploits" animals? Perhaps it was hatred of sobriety?

Or maybe it was somebody who had a really bad night playing craps at the Mirage.

9 posted on 10/04/2004 5:13:31 PM PDT by TheyConvictedOglethorpe
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To: jimtorr
" Was it "homophobia", though I've never heard that Siegfried and Roy are gay?"

Siegfried and Roy have lived together for many, many years. Nether has been married. Neither is seen in public with a female companion... What do you think??

Seriously, they are gay.

10 posted on 10/04/2004 5:17:15 PM PDT by DaGman
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To: yankeedame

Either the real estate market around Vegas sure is getting competitive lately or Siegfried and Roy need to make sure they start obeying the leash laws when they let their cats go out in the back yard at night.


11 posted on 10/04/2004 5:18:25 PM PDT by Cvengr (;^))
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To: yankeedame

There are plent of idiotic people... S&R have built a vast money-making empire that has created a substantial amount of jobs. Yes, they live a very extravagant lifestyle, but they NEVER used/abused the decadent welfare system. These are the immigrants the USA needs: hardworking and industrious entrepreneurs that create business AND JOBS for Americans.


12 posted on 10/04/2004 5:20:24 PM PDT by Kurt_D
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To: DaGman

Probably. But since they are in the closet, why do the cops have to out them?


14 posted on 10/04/2004 5:21:58 PM PDT by maro (T)
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To: DaGman
Siegfried and Roy have lived together for many, many years. Nether has been married. Neither is seen in public with a female companion... What do you think??

Seriously, they are gay.

Yeah, right!..........next, you'll try to tell us that Liberace' was gay!

15 posted on 10/04/2004 5:23:49 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: orangelobster
...and left a 30cm hole...

Damnation! What type of weapon was the perp using?

16 posted on 10/04/2004 5:24:59 PM PDT by Junior (FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC)
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To: jimtorr
Was it "homophobia", though I've never heard that Siegfried and Roy are gay?

It could have been spacecreaturephobia, though I've never heard that Siegfried and Roy are space creatures.

17 posted on 10/04/2004 5:25:00 PM PDT by Joe Hadenuf (I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
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To: yankeedame

30cm is big enough to throw a cat through.


18 posted on 10/04/2004 5:28:45 PM PDT by Old Professer (Fear is the fountain of hostility.)
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To: DaGman
" Was it "homophobia", though I've never heard that Siegfried and Roy are gay?"

Siegfried and Roy have lived together for many, many years. Nether has been married. Neither is seen in public with a female companion... What do you think??

Seriously, they are gay.

In Las Vegas, a pair of queens in your poker hand is called a Siegfried and Roy.

19 posted on 10/04/2004 5:50:34 PM PDT by Ghengis
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To: jimtorr

Perhaps an ex boyfriend??


20 posted on 10/04/2004 6:27:27 PM PDT by mlmr (The End is Near.)
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