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While most can understand why a homeowner would return fire after a group of masked young men shot at him, relatives of the boys were quick to come forward to say “these little teens” didn’t deserve it.

Two street preachers were brutally beaten—punched and kicked—by a crowd at a gay pride festival in Seattle and the entire melee was captured on video. The preachers were holding signs reading "Repent or Else" and "Jesus Saves From Sin." The video shows a group of people initially screaming and threatening the men during Pridefest at the Seattle Space Needle. Television station KOMO reported that some of the attackers belonged to a group called NOH8.

I received these amazing photographs by email from a friend, with the explanation, "These pictures were sent by a Tommy Hilfger employee to the home office in New Jersey."They appear to show the tsunami hitting with particular force. I do not know the place or the photographer (who obviously survived to email the photos). The last photo is particularly haunting, as it shows people laughing... obviously the gravity of their situation was unknown to them.