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This horror occurred 20 yards from my dental office: [View all] PCIntern Sep 2014 OP

My first inclination is to say that the bashers are all dressed like Republicans MrScorpio Sep 2014 #1

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I doubt it's about the victims... Whiskeytide Sep 2014 #24

Excellent point. You have to be more than a little screwed up to be so homophobic you want to Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #32

A lot of guys call themselves straight who really enjoy sex with other guys more than women. LiberalArkie Sep 2014 #46

I have know (sic), (several people like you) nt. My. God. just WHAT??? New Orleans Strong Sep 2014 #66

Definitely! Individuals like this are full of unresolved conflicts and emotional baggage they RKP5637 Sep 2014 #101

Raping me sure didn't make me want to date men. Jamastiene Sep 2014 #52

Jamastiene.... irisblue Sep 2014 #69

Thank you. Jamastiene Sep 2014 #145

Exactly! They are very sick deranged individuals with very serious emotional issues. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #102

Their names need to be publicized and spread far and wide, Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #3

Yes - who are they? The public has a right to know. closeupready Sep 2014 #5

I guess they have to go through all the due process. Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #6

Glad that they seem to have been identified. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #16

They all paid with credit cards. They all posted various stuff to social media, and then, msanthrope Sep 2014 #25

Or anybody that looks like them, really. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #51

Hitler Youth. Ikonoklast Sep 2014 #7

That was my take on them in the sixties. They haven't changed one bit, just bolder now. freshwest Sep 2014 #15

I hear ya Roy Rolling Sep 2014 #98

They sure did! They always remind me of Greg Marmalard or Doug Neidermeyer in 'Animal House.' freshwest Sep 2014 #109

Exactly, different times, different people, different names, but SOS! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #103

All of that...And if there'd been no bystanders, they'd be murderers. How many crimes before this? freshwest Sep 2014 #14

My same thoughts, they were well on their way to going the next step! What creatures they are! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #104

big group Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #19

They could find work at Fox or some right wing Christian group. alfredo Sep 2014 #26

incredibly sad questionseverything Sep 2014 #28

Looks like Sorority/Fraternity brats to me... ReRe Sep 2014 #81

I was thinking the same thing. nt IdaBriggs Sep 2014 #88

Although the restaurant offered $10K for info leadind to an arrest. And since it occured outside, freshwest Sep 2014 #93

Christian school reunion - Karl Frisch just talked about this on bullwinkle428 Sep 2014 #91

Seriously? VA_Jill Sep 2014 #94

No kidding? Wish there was a written story for more shaming of this gang of ruffians. freshwest Sep 2014 #95

Some (most? all?) of the attackers had attended a Catholic H.S. together ... 66 dmhlt Sep 2014 #105

Who would Jesus bash and steal from? Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #115

Look at all that entitlement. CrispyQ Sep 2014 #110

Huh? Grins Sep 2014 #140

That is horrible. Right in center city. MadrasT Sep 2014 #4

Are you back now? nt Logical Sep 2014 #8

Yes and no. nt PCIntern Sep 2014 #36

This is horrible. Behind the Aegis Sep 2014 #9

Thanks, BtA. nt PCIntern Sep 2014 #40

You're welcome. Behind the Aegis Sep 2014 #74

+ 1 million! JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #53

You stalking me?! Behind the Aegis Sep 2014 #73

For you... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #55

Thanks! Behind the Aegis Sep 2014 #70

Well said. Jamastiene Sep 2014 #59

Appreciate it. Behind the Aegis Sep 2014 #71

I am one of those older people that understands. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #77

The older some get, the more they appreciate kindness from any source. The heart knows no boundary. freshwest Sep 2014 #96

Behind the Aegis and PCIntern: freshwest Sep 2014 #64

That is very sweet! Behind the Aegis Sep 2014 #72

Yes, you are! (And so is William769, who I hope is recovering well from surgery.) freshwest Sep 2014 #75

Why, thank you. PCIntern Sep 2014 #82

You're welcome. It was refreshing to see you posting again, PC. freshwest Sep 2014 #97

This: CrispyQ Sep 2014 #114

I haven't seen reports that they've been caught B2G Sep 2014 #10

That was my thought. Half might be out of the country by now ErikJ Sep 2014 #65

That's my city Tree-Hugger Sep 2014 #11

"I thought he was dead": Gay Couple Speaks Out After Brutal Assault in Center City pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #12

How incompetent must the police be if they've yet to confirm that it was a hate crime while Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #35

The police tend to wait to make such determinations until they have all the evidence mythology Sep 2014 #87

Report is that state law does exboyfil Sep 2014 #106

VIDEO of the perps: freshwest Sep 2014 #13

Excellent vid. Good thing the cops were around or, yeah, they'd likely be dead. toby jo Sep 2014 #43

Yes, and there is a lot to identify them with, huh? freshwest Sep 2014 #45

I've always been against much surveillance videos, but this certainly shows the RKP5637 Sep 2014 #108

Trigger Warning: The words of the victims describing the vicious attack: freshwest Sep 2014 #17

I am crying, I read your post and I feel sick. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #54

No justification. I am crying too, now, Sheshe. freshwest Sep 2014 #58

glad they were caught. Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #18

What college accepted these mental giants? damnedifIknow Sep 2014 #20

Caught...and they are singing like canaries. Lots of finger pointing msanthrope Sep 2014 #21

Great! Thanks for that news. freshwest Sep 2014 #42

Thanks for the update! These creatures are well on the path to even more viscous crimes, they have RKP5637 Sep 2014 #111

Gang mentality.....IQs drop in a group. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #130

I'm glad they were caught, cowards who only feel 'brave' when part of a mob. sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #22

There honestly aren't enough facepalms in the world for this. Initech Sep 2014 #23

I have to wonder if police violence contributes ... CaptainTruth Sep 2014 #27

stunned " onlookers " kardonb Sep 2014 #29

Yes, all of them are guilty if no one in the group reported it or helped the couple. All of them. nt stillwaiting Sep 2014 #31

That's not the case, they saved their lives by their actions. freshwest Sep 2014 #44

I agree with what you state. I did not mean to imply that I thought the bystanders were guilty. stillwaiting Sep 2014 #47

All good, sorry if I mistook your comment. Misanthrope's reply says they are turning on each other. freshwest Sep 2014 #49

There is no legal requirement to stop a crime. former9thward Sep 2014 #124

You'd be surprised how many times people don't intervene rpannier Sep 2014 #63

Now THESE are what I call thugs. I don't care what they wear, where they eat or logosoco Sep 2014 #30

Right on! People like them are the true thugs. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #37

What the hell is wrong with People? stage left Sep 2014 #33

Prison. snort Sep 2014 #34

Right. I hope they're put away for a long long time. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #38

They'll need some really good and expensive safeinOhio Sep 2014 #39

prison time for these bastards ! nt steve2470 Sep 2014 #41

+1,000! freshwest Sep 2014 #56

Yes, and serious prison time, not just a slap on the wrist! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #113

Shades of Germany 32-33 lunasun Sep 2014 #48

Beneath the GOP facade, are brownshirts. This is their underground movement breaking loose. freshwest Sep 2014 #57

Sounds like The Purge 3. AtomicKitten Sep 2014 #50

A side question: Hahnemann University Hospital? Is it named for the founder of homeopathy? tclambert Sep 2014 #60

Why don't you google it and report back? IDK anything about such a connection and am busy. TIA. freshwest Sep 2014 #61

OK, it was named after him, but tclambert Sep 2014 #67

Thanks, I never heard of any of this. I thought it'd be like a regular university hospital system. freshwest Sep 2014 #68

It is a mainstream hospital PCIntern Sep 2014 #83

Hahnemann has a specialty in critical care BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #84

"The Killing of Georgie" Hissyspit Sep 2014 #62

Just sickening gwheezie Sep 2014 #76

The stories imply that the attack was stopped by by-standers - hedgehog Sep 2014 #78

Bucks County kids... Archbishop Wood fbc Sep 2014 #79

Bucks County is not all bad either. Glassunion Sep 2014 #119

There are pockets of hate Tree-Hugger Sep 2014 #144

Archbishop Wood coach is fired over Center City gay attack Crabby Appleton Sep 2014 #80

According to the article Puglover Sep 2014 #89

damn.... Philadelphia????? secondwind Sep 2014 #85

Won't be charged with a hate crime since sexual orientation is not covered under current PA law. msanthrope Sep 2014 #86

Does the federal hate crimes law cover this, if they won't? This was a targeted attack. freshwest Sep 2014 #112

It can, but there's no reason to turn this federal. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #118

Why would you say there is no reason to turn this federal? Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2014 #121

Local crime, local, Philly jury, elected judges who won't want the LGBT community opposing them. msanthrope Sep 2014 #123

What kind of time are they looking at? Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2014 #127

Well...the 'hate' aspect isn't ignored, and it comes in, as it goes directly to motive. msanthrope Sep 2014 #129

I don't completely disagree with your stategery but I think the Feds should be involved... Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2014 #131

I suspect the local FBI office is providing tactical in the form of surveillance warrants and the msanthrope Sep 2014 #133

Yep. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2014 #134

Let's just say that as a criminal defense attorney, I have no presence on Facebook. But shite, msanthrope Sep 2014 #135

Actually the Philly council reached out to the DOJ Glassunion Sep 2014 #125

Excellent. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2014 #128

Even the Philly Police in their press release called it a hate crime. Glassunion Sep 2014 #132

Now they need to be charged with the crime they committed. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2014 #139

Indeed we do. If anything good comes out of this, I hope this can be it. Glassunion Sep 2014 #142

It used to be covered by state law. But the law was found unconstitutional. Glassunion Sep 2014 #143

The attack mob was part of CHRISTIAN SCHOOL REUNION. Karl Frisch was bullwinkle428 Sep 2014 #90

Ugh. American Taliban for sure. nt raouldukelives Sep 2014 #99

Indeed. Much of this is fomented by hell fire brimstone churches. L0oniX Sep 2014 #100

K&R and +infinity for their capture. nt stevenleser Sep 2014 #92

I just saw this. Sissyk Sep 2014 #107

I'm glad the apparent offenders were caught, wondering why they weren't immediately arrested once hedgehog Sep 2014 #116

#Thuginess. father founding Sep 2014 #117

I am glad DU has finally decided to pay attention to this. ScreamingMeemie Sep 2014 #120

Fran McGlinn, a 25 year old coach at Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in Warminster, PA: fired cpwm17 Sep 2014 #122

Hopefully just the opening salvo in a plan to render justice. closeupready Sep 2014 #126

This is from this story adigal Sep 2014 #141

LBN update Omaha Steve Sep 2014 #136

I have a feeling that teabaggers won't be sharing this on their Facebook pages Hugabear Sep 2014 #137

I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around this adigal Sep 2014 #138

PhillyMag: Three People Charged in Center City Gay-Bashing closeupready Sep 2014 #146