New York Times-Two arrests have been made this past week due to a hate crime that occurred on December 17,2008. Ecuadorian Jose Sucuzhanay a real estate broker and his brother were walking arm in arm at 3:15am in Brooklyn, to keep warm because of the cold weather. They were then attacked by Keith Phoenix, 28 and Hakim Scott 25, who began hitting them with a baseball bat and kicking them yelling anti-hispanic and anti-homosexual phrases. They hit Jose with a beer bottlein the back of his head, and hit his rib,shoulders and back repeatedly until he fell on the floor. His brother Pedro was also badly beaten but had made it, Jose died instanlty.
Scott was found at his home near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, and Phenoix was believed to be picked up in Yonkers. Scott had made a full confession to the police, but only because he wanted to get it off his chest, however, the murder did not trouble him. Scott and Phenoix thought that the brothers were gay and therefore attacked them. It is believed that the attack was because of hispanic hate, homosexual hate, and immgrant hate, as well.
Jose Sucuzhanay came to the states for a better life. He became a waiter and had gotten his license to own his own buiseness, and was successful at it. He leaves behind two children who live back home in ecuador with their grandmother. It's sad how things like this have to happen, and especially over a mistake!!! I hope their family gets full justice!
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This is absolutely ridiculous! Everyone should be treated equally. Why should gay's be considered "different?"
ReplyDeleteI agree with you both. Paige you're rite...Being gay should not be considered "different", just another adaptation or contribution to society. It is the 21st century Theresa and it is sad how it still isn't accepted. Rasicm is an issue we will always deal with! And what kills me is that I'm living through this Era! Rascim to me as a child was when i read it in a Social Studies textbook back in the 5th grade. And look now I'm BLOGGING about it as a college student. This only shows me we have progessed technical wise, but not moral wise and it is really disturbing!!!!
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