No doubt many of you saw or heard about the awful beating of a trans person in Dallas recently. Good news, one of the suspects has been arrested....
Man Arrested in Beating of Transgender Woman At Dallas Apartment Complex
Sadly, violence against the trans community is normally higher than that of the non-trans community. This incident is notable however, for a few reasons...
1. It's not only very public and in broad daylight, but was uploaded to Facebook and quickly went viral.
2. It was started by a very minor traffic accident, one that the victim offered to resolve with a few hundred dollars.
3. The community joined in the beating. While the suspect arrested seems to be the one to begin the assault, many others completely unrelated to the accident began kicking and punching the victim while they were down on the ground and helpless while shouting homophobic slurs.
Thoughts? Any idea why this community would join in on the violent assault of a trans person? Should this be considered a hate crime?
Man Arrested in Beating of Transgender Woman At Dallas Apartment Complex
Police say Edward Thomas, 29, was involved in a minor traffic accident with Muhlaysia Booker between 5 and 6 p.m. Friday in the parking lot of Royal Crest Apartments, 3558 Wilhurt Ave. The two argued about the accident, and Thomas began beating Booker, police said. Others joined in the beating, using homophobic slurs.
Sadly, violence against the trans community is normally higher than that of the non-trans community. This incident is notable however, for a few reasons...
1. It's not only very public and in broad daylight, but was uploaded to Facebook and quickly went viral.
2. It was started by a very minor traffic accident, one that the victim offered to resolve with a few hundred dollars.
3. The community joined in the beating. While the suspect arrested seems to be the one to begin the assault, many others completely unrelated to the accident began kicking and punching the victim while they were down on the ground and helpless while shouting homophobic slurs.
Thoughts? Any idea why this community would join in on the violent assault of a trans person? Should this be considered a hate crime?