Some info from Wiki for those of us not familiar with the case:
The school could not legally stop King from dressing as such because of a California hate crime law that prevents gender discrimination, although teachers at the school thought that his clothing was clearly in violation of school code, which prevents students from wearing clothing considered distracting.[2] The school issued a formal notice to every teacher on January 29, 2008 via email. Written by eighth-grade assistant principal Sue Parsons, it read, in part:
We have a student on campus who has chosen to express his sexuality by wearing make-up. It is his right to do so. Some kids are finding it amusing, others are bothered by it. As long as it does not cause classroom disruptions he is within his rights. We are asking that you talk to your students about being civil and non-judgmental. They don’t have to like it but they need to give him his space. We are also asking you to watch for possible problems. If you wish to talk further about it please see me or Joy Epstein.[2]
Joy Epstein was one of the school’s assistant principals, and also openly lesbian...
...Brandon David McInerney was born on January 24, 1994 in Ventura, California. His mother Kendra had a criminal history and was addicted to methamphetamine.[2][5] In 1993, Kendra accused her husband William of shooting her in the arm with a .45-caliber pistol.[2] In another incident, William McInerney choked his wife almost to unconsciousness after she accused him of stealing ADHD medication from her older son...
...In August 2008, King’s family filed a claim against E.O. Green Junior High School at Ventura County Superior Court, alleging that the school’s allowing King to wear makeup and feminine clothing was a factor leading to his death.[21] According to the California Attorney General’s Office, however, the school could not legally have stopped King from wearing girls’ clothes because state law prevents gender discrimination.[2]
According to a Newsweek article published on July 19, 2008, some teachers at E.O. Green also allege that assistant principal Joy Epstein was “encouraging King’s flamboyance to help further an ‘agenda’”.[2]...
...Another teacher testified that pupils had told her King would seek them out and follow them into the bathroom, behavior she considered to be sexual harassment. She was told by Epstein the school could do nothing about the behavior.[47]...
...Dawn Boldrin, an English teacher had testified and said she counseled King and told him he should not wear attention getting clothing if he did not want to receive negative attention. However, she gave the teen, who was suffering from a sexual identity issue, a strapless, green, chiffon gown. She meant for him to wear it outside of school. ...”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.O._Green_School_shooting
I don’t know the legal implications, but I don’t see convicting the kid AS AN ADULT. I also don’t see it in any way as a hate crime. It look like murder committed by a kid with a horrible background.
It also looks like a California ‘freaks on parade’ day...what a cesspool of evil and loathsome values being accepted by California, on both sides. Both kids were hung twisting in the winds of adult moral confusion. Kids need guidelines, and all the adults and the state were busy using them for a political agenda of tolerating evil.
See my tagline - this is a sign America (and California) has gone down the toilet. In the America I grew up in, lots of adults would have taken both of these kids away from their morally bankrupt parents and sent them somewhere to grow up. These kids were treated (abused) like pit bulls owned by drug dealers. It is sickening any of this could happen, let alone happen with full support from the government!
Great post. Thanks.
The best thing is for that boy to walk free, because as that post shows California is now so immoral not one court can — by Justice — convict of anything. Judges must be moral. The LAW must be moral.
Why didn't the family stop him from wearing feminine clothing and makeup?