Tourguider must admit to a bit of skepticism on the issue of Gay Bashing. Who really does this now, after gayness and acceptance seems to suffuse the culture just about anywhere?
The thought was brought on by an article on how the pier that sticks out into the Hudson from the end of Christopher St., was a haven for LBGT-whatever youth.
Well, you'll always find bullying in kids, caused by something as simple as what kind of shoes they wear, so I believe that. But the idea of gangs of youth cruising Chelsea to attack adult gay men seems farfetched. It's like going to South Williamsburg to Jew-Bash. You would have to find someone very alone.
On the other hand, there was a sickening assault on two hetero Latino men in Queens walking with arms around each other, when a man with a bat not only assaulted the two, but came back when he saw one still moving and clubbed him to death.
Incredibly, the bat-wielder actually said "so I killed someone. Does that make me a bad guy?" Is this absolute amorality or immorality?
Once again, New York seems to be a great market for Louisville Sluggers, as so many bat attacks in the past attest. Do people who swing baseball bats at other people's heads really believe that they won't kill them at worst or cause permanent brain damage at best? I guess the National Bat Association (NBA) would be a hell of a lobbying force.
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