compared to the "hate crimes" committed on those other homosexual boys
by their attacketrs, where the violence was motivated against them
solely because they were gay/homosexual.... the rape and violence
perpetrated against this youngster was "sexually" motivated...
It doesn't detract from the horror or the disgusting nature of the
crime.... but it was of a different sort.... hate crime... versus...
rape/sexual assault.....
That's my one criticism.... I think the author of this article is
making his case on false premises....hope you acknowledge the point,
even if you disagree with it somehow....
nominal9
On Oct 8, 11:42 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Back in 1998 when a 21-year-old homosexual man was brutally murdered
> in Wyoming, the media was unrestrained in its coverage. On the other
> hand, little national coverage has been provided over the rape and
> murder of a 13-year-old in Arkansas by two homosexual men. Both cases
> are horrendous. What seems evident, however, that the media wants
> spotlight crimes against gays and downplay crimes by gays.
>
> His parents thought he was working as a hair stylist on weekends.
> But when Prairie Grove, Ark., police responded to a 911 emergency call
> at 5 a.m. Sept. 26, they found 13-year-old Jesse Dirkhising on the
> floor, unconscious, near death, one of his wrists bound with duct
> tape.
>
> A half-hour later, he was pronounced dead at St. Mary's Hospital in
> Roger.
>
> A police investigation determined young Jesse was repeatedly raped
> over a period of hours, including with foreign objects. While enduring
> this ordeal, his ankles, knees and wrists were bound in duct tape and
> he was gagged and blindfolded. He was tied to a mattress. He may have
> been drugged, police say. A sedative called amitryptiline was found in
> the home of two men -- Joshua Brown, 22, and David Don Carpenter, 38
> -- along with Jesse's body.
>
> There were other drugs, too -- and items commonly used in sexual
> bondage. Apparently the boy was left bound and gagged after the last
> rape, while his attackers went to get a sandwich to eat.
>
> The cops say two men raped Jesse at least six times. Brown and
> Carpenter have each been charged with six counts of rape and capital
> murder. Hearings in their case are set for Dec. 8 and Jan. 13-14. The
> trial is scheduled for April 10.
>
> Just another brutal local crime, you say? Why is Farah recounting a
> police blotter story from Arkansas? I don't know. Something bothers me
> about this story. It ought to bother us.
>
> It was big news in Northwest Arkansas, but the story of Jesse
> Dirkhising hasn't made a ripple in the national news. I wonder why? I
> wonder if it's because the victim is not a part of some politically
> protected sub-group, a special class deserving of extra government
> privileges? I wonder if it is because the suspects are, indeed,
> members of such a group.
>
> Remember how the nation stood riveted to the details of a hideous
> murder that took place in Wyoming when a homosexual was tortured to
> death? Never mind that the crime had little or nothing to do with the
> victim's sexual proclivities. Uh-uh. That didn't matter. This was a
> hate crime. New laws were needed. New brainwashing programs must be
> introduced into the schools. New sensitivity outreach projects were
> required by all media outlets. Bill Clinton sounded off. Janet Reno
> chimed in.
>
> And then there was Jesse Dirkhising. There was no hand wringing, no
> candlelight marches, no national news coverage for the 13-year-old
> victim of homosexual rape and murder. No presidential proclamations --
> even though the heinous crime took place in his home state.
>
> Brown and Carpenter have pleaded not guilty to all charges, by the
> way. When police got to their home that morning, they were met by a
> very upset Carpenter, who repeatedly told the cops, "He's not
> breathing." When police asked about the duct tape, Brown told the
> officers they were "just playing a game." When questioned further,
> Brown allegedly assaulted one of the officers. It was only then that
> he was arrested.
>
> Apparently the affidavit recounting the crime was so gruesome that
> parts of it were sealed to protect the defendants' right to a fair
> trial. During a hearing in Bentonville, Carpenter read details of the
> complaint against him. As he read, Carpenter repeatedly shook his head
> and muttered, "No." Meanwhile, members of Jesse Dirkhising's family
> sat weeping, while his mother clutched a teddy bear and a photograph
> of her son.
>
> "No one deserves to lose a child in this manner," said prosecuting
> attorney Brad Butler.
>
> That is true. But somebody did. Jesse Dirkhising was brutally raped,
> tortured and murdered -- for fun, for thrills, for the hell of it,
> because it felt good, maybe even because a certain politically
> protected lifestyle has been elevated to virtual sainthood.
>
> I don't expect to hear Bill Clinton or Janet Reno weigh in on this
> one. It just wouldn't be appropriate. It might offend their core
> constituency. After all, 13-year-old boys don't vote anyway. They
> don't contribute to political campaigns. They don't march and demand
> special rights.
>
> But, in case anyone else is concerned, a fund has been established to
> assist the family of Jesse Dirkhising with funeral and related
> expenses. Donations may be made to Memorial Trust for Jesse, account
> number 600054043, at any Community Bank in the Elkins or Prairie
> Grove, Ark., area. Cards may be sent to the family care of the Benton
> County Prosecutor's Office, 100 N.E. A Street, Bentonville, Ark.,
> 72712
>
> God bless this little one. May he rest in peace. And may his
> tormentors rot in Hell.
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