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Well, That's a Tricky Defense

September 19, 2007

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20070919_sheepshead_320x240.jpgNew York gays have been following the story of Michael Sandy, a gay man who was killed after agreeing to meet up with a group of guys he met online. The three men lured him to a beach last October, and then pursued him onto the Belt Parkway, where he was struck by traffic, and later died of his injuries. The trial started this week,and there's been a turn of events that we're not sure to believe.

During opening statements, one of the defendants, Anthony Fortunato, uhm...came out of the closet.

The story told (by a lawyer who desperately wants to avoid "hate crime" enhanced penalties) was that Anthony Fortunato is really gay, and had planned to smoke pot, have sex with Michael Sandy, and then tell his friends that he was gay.

Really? That was the plan?

The three guys face charges of felony murder as a hate crime -- which basically means that because they were trying to rob him and he died in the process, they are liable for more serious punishments. And that seems...well, reasonable. But the the lawyers for the defense are arguing that since the plan was to (no kidding this is a quote) "scam Mr. Sandy to get his money," there was no force used, and thereby, no robbery.

It seems to be that the only thing that anyone is sure of -- is that they don't want to be persecuted for hate crimes. But really? The story is that three (presumably) straight guys go online, find a gay guy in a chat room, ask him to meet them on the beach. Then they try to either scam him or have sex with him, and he is killed trying to escape from them.

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