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A Lynching in Jamaica
24 Feb 2007 05:34 pm
A mob attacks two allegedly gay or transexual men in Jamaica, chasing them into a store. The cops seem unwilling to protect the men. One gay activist alleges he was subsequently beaten by the cops. An account of the incident from a rabidly anti-gay Jamaican blogger can be found here. A YouTube of Jamaican television's report can be seen here. If two Jews had been attacked by an anti-Semitic mob, or two blacks attacked by a white mob with police support, I have a feeling it would become global news.
Update. A reader adds:
That's probably true. It's also probably true that if the attackers of these gay men had been white Christians, the story would also have become global news...
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