Posted on 02/15/2008 10:29:06 AM PST by paltz
(CNSNews.com) - A 14-year-old California boy is charged with a hate crime as well as attempted murder for shooting a 15-year-old boy who "sometimes wore makeup, high heels and other feminine attire," as the Associated Press reported.
The victim, Lawrence King, is brain dead, and prosecutors expect this to become a murder case very soon. They want to try the young suspect as an adult.
King was shot in the head Tuesday morning while sitting in class at a junior high school in Oxnard, Calif.
California has some of the nation's most liberal anti-discrimination, anti-bullying and "diversity" laws, including several that apply to schools and took effect on Jan. 1.
Homosexual activists have seized on Lawrence King case.
"Ten years after Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered because of his sexual orientation, a 15-year-old gay California student is brain dead after a student allegedly shot him because of his sexual orientation and gender expression," the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network said in a news release. (The group says it's main focus is ensuring safe schools for all students.)
According to GLSEN, the 14-year-old suspect was among a group of students known to bully and harass King, who reportedly told classmates he was homosexual.
"As a nation, we've had our heads in the sand for far too long," said Kevin Jennings, executive director of GLSEN. "We need to do everything we can to prevent something like this from happening again."
GLSEN says the problem of "anti-LGBT bullying" must be addressed in the nation's schools. "We must confront the fact that LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] students are much more likely to be threatened with a weapon and much more likely to feel unsafe at school than other students," Jennings said.
Judy Shepard, executive director of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, said the attack on King "underscores the fact that we cannot let hate go unchecked in our schools and communities." She urged "all parents and teachers to educate their children and students about acceptance, understanding and compassion."
California leads on LGBT issues
As GLSEN itself noted, California is one of only 10 states that protect students from bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation. It is one of only five states that protect students from bullying and harassment based on gender identity/expression.
"Safe schools laws and policies are vitally important, but simply having a law is not enough," Jennings said on Thursday. "Schools need to implement staff development and training to address anti-LGBT bullying and harassment. Schools also need programs that teach young people respect and tolerance."
Too much emphasis on sex, some say
But some conservative groups say California has gone overboard when it comes to "sexual indoctrination" in the schools.
The California-based Campaign for Children and Families has just launched an appeal urging parents to removed their children from public schools.
The group argues that home schools and church schools "are the only way to rescue children from sexual indoctrination."
CCF points to two news laws, SB 777 (The Student Civil Rights Act) and AB 394 (The Safe Place to Learn Act), which took effect on January 1.
SB 777 bars any classroom instruction or school-sponsored activity that "promotes a discriminatory bias" against sexual orientation and gender. (According to CCF, the bill "functionally requires public school instructional materials and school-sponsored activities to positively portray cross-dressing, sex-change operations, homosexual 'marriages,' and all aspects of homosexuality and bisexuality, including so-called 'gay history.'")
AB 394 requires that school districts be monitored to ensure they are complying with laws regarding student safety and harraasment. (CCF said AB 394 "requires public schools to distribute controversial material to teachers, students, and parents which promotes transsexuality, bisexuality, and homosexuality, all under the guise of 'anti-harassment' training.")
"This is the type of gender-bending education which students may have to endure unless their parents rescue them from the increasingly negative public school environment," said Randy Thomasson, president of Campaign for Children and Families, at a news conference earlier this week.
CCF has set up a RescueYourChild Web site to help parents who are concerned about the new laws.
I would not say that such behavior is normal however, what consenting adults do in the confines of their home does not bother me.
Now of course libs and gays will try to say it’s normal and should be accepted hence the reason why they are on a crusade to brain wash {sic} our children.
It is your job to teach your children values, not the job of the education system. However, if you fail to instill your values to your child, the state will do so. As for my family, my wife and I do a good job of teaching our values to our kids and do not have to worry about their schools taking over that responsibility. Although, I can see how weaker parents may have such worries.
If they actually called their sexual acts for what they are, then I could see there {sic} point but I cannot accept they they {sic} think they are normal because they surround themselves with like minded people.
So, what is your solution to the problem?
Should we put gays in concentration camps as was done in Nazi Germany?
Should we put gays in mental institutions as was done in the USSR?
Should we execute gays as is done in Iran?
Should we put gays in prison as is done in Saudi Arabia?
Or should we shoot gays in back of the head as was done by this 14 year old psychopath in California?
you can keep going on and on about should we shoot them etc so I will tell you in a bit what I think we should do
heard this before
what consenting adults do in the confines of their home does not bother me.
fact is they are not intheir bedrooms a lot of them, they are in the streets parading arounding around san fran, boston etc.
san fran where on their usual parades they are haing sex in the open, touching each other in public etcknow the deluded think they should be married
also I take it with that argument you have no problem with a man having sex with an animal, after all your argument is that they do it in their bedroom they are not harming anyone, I take it you have no problem with that, you have no problem with a woman sucking off a dog or a chimp.you have no probs with any of that because they are doing it in their bedroom in their privacy
Also now you want to know about what I would do
I would make it illegal for two of the same sex to have sex, the thought disgusts me , you are different so be it but I with many find it disgusting
so I make it illegal, if however I find that they are having sex with each other then by law they have to seek mental help however on the second charge they are found to still be doing it then they get locked up
simple
having sex with animals is illegal , having 4 wives is illegal.
having sex with a dog is not normal nor is it natural so therefore why should sex with the same sex be recognised
you don’t like my answer, well fair do’s, you think it’s over the top , hey whatever, you I take it probably live in a liberal state and know someone who is gay. I know a couple of gay men and think they are weird and need help especially with how they act
I escaped massachusetts because I did not want my kids to see two men walking around in daisy duke shorts holding hands touching each other arses with no top on except two straps
As for my job as a parent , then believe me my kids know that being gay is sick, you maybe have different views and might tell your kids live and let live whatever so what let them be.
Teachers should not be telling kids what is right or wrong but it seems to me that it’s not just teachers but some parents ;like the parents of this poor kid who was shot.
These kind of parents should be guiding their son to be a man, to be a future husband and father not letting him dress up and say well he has to find himself, leave him be and he will find who he is.
There’s s troy of a girl who had such parents, she then thought she should be a man, she then became a lesbian thinking she should be the man in the relationship, end of quick story, she committed suicide, her diary was found and it was read that she was always sad and depressed , she was confused who she was.
Now if the parents had done their job and made guided her to be a woman, to be a future mother and wife I bet she would still be alive
tell me do you support gay marriage or civil unions?
just curious
Did you know in Sweden I believe there is a procedure to help gays , after many years of research they found gays have a difference in their make up and that they believe they can now cure iot.
Of course the gay groups and libs who say leave them alone they ;love each other(ARF) denounce this
I would not say that such behavior is normal however, what consenting adults do in the confines of their home does not bother me.
As far as I understand, the term "consenting adults" does not include dogs or chimps, no matter what their age and therefore, cannot consent to any sexual act. Thus, sexual acts between man and beast should be illegal.
fact {sic} is they are not intheir {sic} bedrooms a lot of them, they are in the streets parading arounding {sic} around san fran, boston etc. san fran where on their usual parades they are haing sex in the open,
And yes, I agree, that it should be illegal to have sex in public. In my life I have seen couples committing sexual acts in the streets of New Orleans, Dallas and New York and believe it should be illegal not matter what the genders of the participants. But according to you, it seems you are perfectly fine with straight people having sex in the streets.
...I make it illegal, if however I find that they are having sex with each other then by law they have to seek mental help however on the second charge they are found to still be doing it then they get locked up...
Just like they did in the Old Soviet Union and present day Iran?
I am opposed to Gay Marriage but believe that two people should be free, without interference of the Nanny State to enter in a Civil Union or Contract.
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lets get this right I too am against anyone having sex in public
OK that’s cleared up, good
Now ypou don’t want the state to say what gazys can do as you believe live and let live
Ok so seeing as you ignored the having sex with animals and having 4 wives I take it then you don’t want the state telling people not to have sex with animals and you can have as many wives or husbands as you want.
not having a govt to have laws sounds like anarchy to me,
well I believe the govt should draw a line what is right and what is wrong
having sex with animals, Yes I want the govt to make it illegal
having only one wife or husband, Yes I want the govt to enforce that
Having sex with the same sex, yes I want the govt to make it illegal
If you don’t have the govt making certain laws then people will be thinking they should be marrying their pet dog and then having sex with it, hey after all your argument is what ever they do in the bedroom is of no course to you
you still going on about Iran and the old soviet union
I have told you
I want gay sex made illegal and those who endulge in this sick perverted act should seek help however if they don’t stop then they get charged, now if you want to equate it to those countries , fine with me
we will agree to disagree on this
I want the sick twisted perverted act of sex with the same sex made illegal and certainly they should not be thinking about marrying each other.
you don’t agree with that, fine
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