Two men who vicly attacked a gay uple Philalphia will be gettg away wh a slap on the wrist for their homophobic beatdown.
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- PHILALPHIA GAY BASHG: 3 CHARGED IN ‘VIC ATTACK’ ON GAY COUPLE
- 2 MEN WHO BEAT GAY UPLE PHILALPHIA TAKE PLEA
- POLICE CHIEF'S DGHTER, OTHER SPECTS BEATG OF PHILALPHIA GAY COUPLE SURRENR TO POLICE
- WHY DID A PACK OF TWENTYSOMETHGS ALLEGEDLY BEAT A GAY COUPLE IN PHILLY?
- TWO MEN WHO HOSPALIZED GAY UPLE HOMOPHOBIC BEATDOWN PHILALPHIA AVOID JAIL TIME
- THE 7 BT GAY BARS PHILALPHIA
- DGHTER OF POLICE CHIEF AMONG TR CHARGED GAY COUPLE'S BEATG
PHILALPHIA GAY BASHG: 3 CHARGED IN ‘VIC ATTACK’ ON GAY COUPLE
Three people were charged the beatg of two gay men Philalphia. * gay beating in philadelphia *
LGBT activists petned Philalphia lawmakers to clu sexual orientatn the cy's hate crime laws after two gay men were btally attacked. Three people were charged the beatg of two gay men Philalphia, the cy’s District Attorney’s Office announced Tuday. Two men and one woman face charg of aggravated asslt, simple asslt, nspiracy and reckls endangerment the attack on two gay men, a 27-year-old and a 28-year-old, Center Cy on Sept.
The gay bashg sparked lls for state lawmakers to adopt legislatn that would expand the state’s hate crime laws to clu lbian, gay bisexual and transgenr people. PHILADELPHIA -- Two men acced of beatg a gay uple a se partly solved by social media slths will avoid prison time unr a plea agreement announced Thursday that outraged members of the gay muny. Prosecutors say Williams and Harrigan, om the suburban muni of Warmster and Warrgton, were part of a group that hurled gay slurs and profany and beat Hse and Hght near Philalphia's rzy Rtenhoe Square on Sept.
2 MEN WHO BEAT GAY UPLE PHILALPHIA TAKE PLEA
Three Bucks County rints acced of vicly beatg a gay uple along a Center Cy Philalphia street surrenred to police Wednday morng. * gay beating in philadelphia *
"This affected the sense of secury for all people Center Cy, particularly people who are gay and lbian, " Assistant District Attorney Michael Barry said. The fendants, he said, damaged Philalphia's reputatn as a safe, gay iendly cy. #LGBT" a tweet, gay wrer and activist Dan Savage lled the sentence "appallg.
POLICE CHIEF'S DGHTER, OTHER SPECTS BEATG OF PHILALPHIA GAY COUPLE SURRENR TO POLICE
On the night of Sept. 11, two gay men were walkg on a downtown Philalphia street, jt a few blocks away om one of the most gay-iendly areas the cy. * gay beating in philadelphia *
""I'm very aware of the need for people who are gay, lbian, or different any way to be able to e to our cy and feel safe and that like they n be left alone. Three Bucks County rints -- cludg the dghter of a police chief -- acced of vicly beatg a gay uple along a Center Cy Philalphia street surrenred to police Wednday morng. Knott's attorney, Louis Bi, has also nied that the dispute was motivated by anti-gay bias and said his client, whose fay has a law enforcement background, neher threw any punch nor hurled any sults.
11 vlent attack on two gay men Center Cy which one man suffered ser facial juri, cludg an orbal acture, and had his jaw wired.
Philalphia Police Commissner Charl Ramsey, along wh openly gay state Rep. 11, two gay men were walkg on a downtown Philalphia street, jt a few blocks away om one of the most gay-iendly areas the cy.
WHY DID A PACK OF TWENTYSOMETHGS ALLEGEDLY BEAT A GAY COUPLE IN PHILLY?
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Their attorneys have alleged that the gay uple stigated the cint, but prosecutors aren’t buyg . Now the muny is left to figure out what to do next — and gay rights advot are phg for a change to state law bee the tr will not be charged wh a hate crime, even though the entire altertn allegedly started wh a qutn about the victims’ sexualy. The unnamed gay uple, both their mid-20s and together for six years, scribed the attack to Fox 29 Philalphia.
“the ppl we were jt dancg wh jt turned and mafe out wh eatch other #gay #ew, ” read one March 2012 tweet on Knott’s personal acunt, which has sce been taken down.
Early the vtigatn, an unnamed attorney alleged that vio would show that the gay uple iated the fight. Brian Sims (D), who is openly gay, said he plans to troduce a bill when the state legislature renven January.
TWO MEN WHO HOSPALIZED GAY UPLE HOMOPHOBIC BEATDOWN PHILALPHIA AVOID JAIL TIME
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Two men who vicly attacked a gay uple Philalphia are gettg a slap on the wrist for their homophobic beatdown, crics Williams, 24, Kev Harrigan, 26, along wh a Pennsylvania police chief's dghter, Kathryn Knott, were arrted after a btal attack on a gay uple Sept. 3 to be charged Philly gay bash attack. (below) (Kathryn Knott via Twter)Prosecutors said the victims actually wanted their tormenters to avoid excsive punishment, while sendg a posive msage about tolerance and Daily News FlashWeekdaysCatch up on the day’s top five stori every weekday SEARCHING FOR MAN WHO HURLED GAY SLURS IN ATTACK ON SUBWAY STRAPHANGER"Today's agreement is certaly about jtice, but is also about honorg the wish of the victims to make sure they n ntue to heal and ga closure, " District Attorney Seth Williams said a, the third fendant, will go to trial at a future date.
THE 7 BT GAY BARS PHILALPHIA
She was fired om her job as an emergency room tech after she left a trail of ignorance and homophobia on her Twter she spotted two men makg out, she tweeted out "#gay #ew. Before we prent you wh our list of bt gay bars Philalphia, a few tertg facts about the lol LGBTQ scene: almost every LGBTQ-centric statn the cy is found Gayborhood, an enclave Center Cy Philalphia that has quickly bee one of the most regnize neighborhoods town.
DGHTER OF POLICE CHIEF AMONG TR CHARGED GAY COUPLE'S BEATG
— -- The dghter of suburban Philalphia police chief is among three people charged wh attackg a gay uple two weeks ago, a se that prompted amatr slths to e social media to help intify the tr -- Kathryn Knott, 24, of Southampton, Pennsylvania, who is the dghter of Chalfont Borough Police Chief Karl Knott; Kev Harrigan, 26, of Southampton; and Phillip Williams, 24, of Warmster, Pennsylvania, -- surrenred to police Philalphia on three held down the two men and beat them while makg disparagg ments about their sexual orientatn and stealg one victim's bag, police said. An asslt on people bee of their sexual orientatn has no place Philalphia, " District Attorney Seth Williams said a three are charged wh aggravated asslt, crimal nspiracy, simple asslt and recklsly endangerg another Deni Homophobia After ArrtsTwter Slths Lead Cops to Spects Hate CrimeAttorneys for Knott and Williams nied that the victims' sexual orientatn played a role the cint.