Comments on: 10 Anti-Gay Hate Crimes in 11 Days --- UPDATED! http://blog.mattalgren.com/2009/07/7-anti-gay-hate-crimes-in-11-days/ A gay Christian moving the forbidden from the footnotes. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nora http://blog.mattalgren.com/2009/07/7-anti-gay-hate-crimes-in-11-days/#comment-3825 Nora Sun, 16 May 2010 08:15:57 +0000 http://blog.mattalgren.com/?p=727#comment-3825 I think you, and the press ad the police need to get their facts right. In many cases the actual victims are the people portrayed as the criminals or attackers. If reporters actually did there job and did real journalism not this racitst, bigoted shit people would know the real stories. If i was famous i would have a camp with a rep on my side that would be able to tell the public whether or not the medias statements were true, but Im not famous and i dont have "rep" and the whole entire country cant here me as a single person. This whole thing has ruined my life and the lives of my two friends. Spending un warrented time in jail and dealing with consequences we shouldnt have to deal with, like lawyer fees and in my case shrink and hispital fees. Think before you speak or WRITE and maybe you would become a REAL journalist and not just a gossiper. I think you, and the press ad the police need to get their facts right. In many cases the actual victims are the people portrayed as the criminals or attackers. If reporters actually did there job and did real journalism not this racitst, bigoted shit people would know the real stories. If i was famous i would have a camp with a rep on my side that would be able to tell the public whether or not the medias statements were true, but Im not famous and i dont have “rep” and the whole entire country cant here me as a single person. This whole thing has ruined my life and the lives of my two friends. Spending un warrented time in jail and dealing with consequences we shouldnt have to deal with, like lawyer fees and in my case shrink and hispital fees. Think before you speak or WRITE and maybe you would become a REAL journalist and not just a gossiper.

]]> By: Nora http://blog.mattalgren.com/2009/07/7-anti-gay-hate-crimes-in-11-days/#comment-3744 Nora Sun, 16 May 2010 04:15:57 +0000 http://blog.mattalgren.com/?p=727#comment-3744 I think you, and the press ad the police need to get their facts right. In many cases the actual victims are the people portrayed as the criminals or attackers. If reporters actually did there job and did real journalism not this racitst, bigoted shit people would know the real stories. If i was famous i would have a camp with a rep on my side that would be able to tell the public whether or not the medias statements were true, but Im not famous and i dont have "rep" and the whole entire country cant here me as a single person. This whole thing has ruined my life and the lives of my two friends. Spending un warrented time in jail and dealing with consequences we shouldnt have to deal with, like lawyer fees and in my case shrink and hispital fees. Think before you speak or WRITE and maybe you would become a REAL journalist and not just a gossiper. I think you, and the press ad the police need to get their facts right. In many cases the actual victims are the people portrayed as the criminals or attackers. If reporters actually did there job and did real journalism not this racitst, bigoted shit people would know the real stories. If i was famous i would have a camp with a rep on my side that would be able to tell the public whether or not the medias statements were true, but Im not famous and i dont have “rep” and the whole entire country cant here me as a single person. This whole thing has ruined my life and the lives of my two friends. Spending un warrented time in jail and dealing with consequences we shouldnt have to deal with, like lawyer fees and in my case shrink and hispital fees. Think before you speak or WRITE and maybe you would become a REAL journalist and not just a gossiper.

]]> By: Lindsay McBeth http://blog.mattalgren.com/2009/07/7-anti-gay-hate-crimes-in-11-days/#comment-3743 Lindsay McBeth Sat, 15 May 2010 22:34:06 +0000 http://blog.mattalgren.com/?p=727#comment-3743 I am reading and replying to this article as well as the comments made almost a year later. By the time you finish reading, what may be a rather lengthy response, my tardiness will be understood. Each story warrants attention in it's own right. The acts of violence that have been committed against these victims are distgusting and inhumane. It enrages and disgusts me that we are all HUMAN and we're killing each other, hurting each other, making the lives of everyone scary and insecure. We're destroying our neighborhoods and communities. Each and every one of these stories deserve attention, even now, a year later because situations like these have happened since and will continue to happen as long as there are hurtful, hateful, satanic people out there who don't care and have no rhyme or reason for commiting heinous acts like this. One would think that it would be a universal concensus, something learned from childhood, or better yet, a knowledge that we were all born with; discrimination and hate of any kind is wrong. We are all human and regardless of race, background, religion, views, gender , sexual orientation…..(the list goes on) no one should be targeted and harmed for any of these reasons. Being that there is an astounding increase in acts such as these, obviously we weren’t all borne or taught this knowledge and people need to be filled in IMMEDIATELY! These acts could happen to ANYONE at ANYTIME, SIMPLY BECAUSE…. <br> I would like to draw your attention to one of these incidences in particular. The story of the Mastic Beach women who was attacked because, “ the victim was just photographing a dog that belonged to one of the three attackers”. I am one of the three “attackers”. My name is Lindsay McBeth. When I sit and read all of these stories it makes me sick to my stomach, because though I have been painted as a gay hating, violent scumbag, I am anything but that and I genually hurt for the REAL victims. Sir, I am a REAL VICTIM! I lost everything behind the deceitful lies of a stranger, a woman I never and still do not know. The media took the story of an obviously very twisted and demented, not to mention HATEFUL woman and ran with it, not bothering or caring enough to think that this story- HER story was a fabrication. Up until June 30, 2009 I had never been in trouble. The only thing I was guilty of was being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Truth is, I went with a friend, Nora Mitzner, to visit another friend, Selwyn Icangelo while he was at a friends house. When the “incident” began I hadn’t even exited my car. Yes, the “victim” was photographing us…no, that did not bother me. I am a passive person, a person who abhors violence and can’t stand to see people hurt in any way, espcially because of anything I have done. As I mentioned earlier, I did not know this woman, neither did my friends….how would we know that she was a lesbian? I certaintly didn’t know it, and to be totally honest I never thought about it. You know why? Cause I don’t care. I am an African American woman, a Long Islander born and raised. I grew up in a place where I’m the minority and I’ve dealt with discrimination and hate for something that is out of my control my entire life; the color of my skin. I was raised to respect everyone and everything at all times. I have many many gay, lesbian, and bi-sexual friends whom I love and adore, many of whom I consider family. I MYSELF AM BI-SEXUAL…. But my friends and I were dragged thru the mud because of a crooked justice system and two lying women that just so happen to be lesbians. What was never mentioned by the media and what was ignored by the police was that the police was called on this women prior to the “attack” happening. Why? This “victim” and her partner took pictures of my friends and I as I pulled up in front of the house. I noticed it but paid no mind because I wasn’t doing anything that would warrant me actually caring. Selwyn was bothered by it enough to ask (while sitting on a fence located on HIS friends property) why pictures were being taken of us. It’s not illegal but in his eyes, it was weird for these strangers to be photographing us for what seemed like nothing. That simple question moved things from 0-60 in 2.5 seconds. One women started yelling about “drug dealing niggers, white trash and how her tax dollars are supporting people like us and our bastard children”. The other woman went to her car, pulls an aluminum billy-bat out and walked across the street waving that bat and attempting to provoke Selwyn, taunting him. He kept his spot on the fence and rather calmly stated that as a man he was not going to fight her. She continues yelling and then slams the bat on the hood of a car (another friend that was visiting Selwyn prior to my arrival). The owner of the car has her three small children in the car, all of whom are crying now, and gets upset- understandably. She calls the police. At this point I’m still sitting in my car as is Nora Mitzner. Nora gets out of the car- against my advice, and asks the woman what her issue was trying to reason with the woman. Personally, I’m ready to leave... I didn’t want her assaulting my car!!! As Nora is trying to talk to the woman, the “victim” punches her in the face- Nora punched back. AT NO TIME DID ANYONE- MYSELF OR SELWYN ICANGELO ATTACK THIS WOMEN. Nora reacted in self defense and with the instruction of the “victims” partner “Pull her in the yard!!”, the “victim” gave one solid tug and she and Nora trip over a garbage can and onto the ground, into her yard. All of this happened in a matter seconds and this is when I exit my car. I tried to break up a fight. I never hit this woman, kicked, punched, touched her other then in my attempt to pry her fingers out of Nora’s hair. Longer story short I’m arrested and then charged with a shocking and absolutely falacious crime. I am plastered all over the news, and the papers and the internet. I have reporters outside my home. I have complete strangers recognizing me, “Lindsay the lesbian beater” at local stores. I have anxiety to even think about leaving my own home, and a fear of staying there being that the “victims” identity and address remained anonymous but mine did not. Whether you believe me or not, whether anyone believes me, my life was damned near ruined- and for a while it felt ruined, because a woman and I will never know why, lied to save her own ass. The 7th precinct did not handle this case as they should have and I’ll say it openly, they lied as well. People need to know that it’s not alright to hate and attack people for any reason, but they also need to know that it’s not alright to lie and ruin the lives and reputations of innocent people. NEVER in my 26 years did I ever IMAGINE that I would be defending myself and trying to educate people on the seriousness of something like this. 10 months 2 weeks and 1 day later I’m still affected….eventhough all three of us accused have had our charges dismissed via ACOD. I just can’t seem to get used to the fact that for the rest of my life, I’ll be able to google my name and see the hateful things that are said and thought about me and they aren’t true. My apologies for this being so long, but it’s been a long time coming and I’ve never been able to tell the true story I figured now would be a good start. I am reading and replying to this article as well as the comments made almost a year later. By the time you finish reading, what may be a rather lengthy response, my tardiness will be understood. Each story warrants attention in it's own right. The acts of violence that have been committed against these victims are distgusting and inhumane. It enrages and disgusts me that we are all HUMAN and we're killing each other, hurting each other, making the lives of everyone scary and insecure. We're destroying our neighborhoods and communities. Each and every one of these stories deserve attention, even now, a year later because situations like these have happened since and will continue to happen as long as there are hurtful, hateful, satanic people out there who don't care and have no rhyme or reason for commiting heinous acts like this. One would think that it would be a universal concensus, something learned from childhood, or better yet, a knowledge that we were all born with; discrimination and hate of any kind is wrong. We are all human and regardless of race, background, religion, views, gender , sexual orientation…..(the list goes on) no one should be targeted and harmed for any of these reasons. Being that there is an astounding increase in acts such as these, obviously we weren’t all borne or taught this knowledge and people need to be filled in IMMEDIATELY! These acts could happen to ANYONE at ANYTIME, SIMPLY BECAUSE….
I would like to draw your attention to one of these incidences in particular. The story of the Mastic Beach women who was attacked because, “ the victim was just photographing a dog that belonged to one of the three attackers”. I am one of the three “attackers”. My name is Lindsay McBeth. When I sit and read all of these stories it makes me sick to my stomach, because though I have been painted as a gay hating, violent scumbag, I am anything but that and I genually hurt for the REAL victims. Sir, I am a REAL VICTIM! I lost everything behind the deceitful lies of a stranger, a woman I never and still do not know. The media took the story of an obviously very twisted and demented, not to mention HATEFUL woman and ran with it, not bothering or caring enough to think that this story- HER story was a fabrication. Up until June 30, 2009 I had never been in trouble. The only thing I was guilty of was being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Truth is, I went with a friend, Nora Mitzner, to visit another friend, Selwyn Icangelo while he was at a friends house. When the “incident” began I hadn’t even exited my car. Yes, the “victim” was photographing us…no, that did not bother me. I am a passive person, a person who abhors violence and can’t stand to see people hurt in any way, espcially because of anything I have done. As I mentioned earlier, I did not know this woman, neither did my friends….how would we know that she was a lesbian? I certaintly didn’t know it, and to be totally honest I never thought about it. You know why? Cause I don’t care. I am an African American woman, a Long Islander born and raised. I grew up in a place where I’m the minority and I’ve dealt with discrimination and hate for something that is out of my control my entire life; the color of my skin. I was raised to respect everyone and everything at all times. I have many many gay, lesbian, and bi-sexual friends whom I love and adore, many of whom I consider family. I MYSELF AM BI-SEXUAL…. But my friends and I were dragged thru the mud because of a crooked justice system and two lying women that just so happen to be lesbians. What was never mentioned by the media and what was ignored by the police was that the police was called on this women prior to the “attack” happening. Why? This “victim” and her partner took pictures of my friends and I as I pulled up in front of the house. I noticed it but paid no mind because I wasn’t doing anything that would warrant me actually caring. Selwyn was bothered by it enough to ask (while sitting on a fence located on HIS friends property) why pictures were being taken of us. It’s not illegal but in his eyes, it was weird for these strangers to be photographing us for what seemed like nothing. That simple question moved things from 0-60 in 2.5 seconds. One women started yelling about “drug dealing niggers, white trash and how her tax dollars are supporting people like us and our bastard children”. The other woman went to her car, pulls an aluminum billy-bat out and walked across the street waving that bat and attempting to provoke Selwyn, taunting him. He kept his spot on the fence and rather calmly stated that as a man he was not going to fight her. She continues yelling and then slams the bat on the hood of a car (another friend that was visiting Selwyn prior to my arrival). The owner of the car has her three small children in the car, all of whom are crying now, and gets upset- understandably. She calls the police. At this point I’m still sitting in my car as is Nora Mitzner. Nora gets out of the car- against my advice, and asks the woman what her issue was trying to reason with the woman. Personally, I’m ready to leave… I didn’t want her assaulting my car!!! As Nora is trying to talk to the woman, the “victim” punches her in the face- Nora punched back. AT NO TIME DID ANYONE- MYSELF OR SELWYN ICANGELO ATTACK THIS WOMEN. Nora reacted in self defense and with the instruction of the “victims” partner “Pull her in the yard!!”, the “victim” gave one solid tug and she and Nora trip over a garbage can and onto the ground, into her yard. All of this happened in a matter seconds and this is when I exit my car. I tried to break up a fight. I never hit this woman, kicked, punched, touched her other then in my attempt to pry her fingers out of Nora’s hair. Longer story short I’m arrested and then charged with a shocking and absolutely falacious crime. I am plastered all over the news, and the papers and the internet. I have reporters outside my home. I have complete strangers recognizing me, “Lindsay the lesbian beater” at local stores. I have anxiety to even think about leaving my own home, and a fear of staying there being that the “victims” identity and address remained anonymous but mine did not. Whether you believe me or not, whether anyone believes me, my life was damned near ruined- and for a while it felt ruined, because a woman and I will never know why, lied to save her own ass. The 7th precinct did not handle this case as they should have and I’ll say it openly, they lied as well. People need to know that it’s not alright to hate and attack people for any reason, but they also need to know that it’s not alright to lie and ruin the lives and reputations of innocent people. NEVER in my 26 years did I ever IMAGINE that I would be defending myself and trying to educate people on the seriousness of something like this. 10 months 2 weeks and 1 day later I’m still affected….eventhough all three of us accused have had our charges dismissed via ACOD. I just can’t seem to get used to the fact that for the rest of my life, I’ll be able to google my name and see the hateful things that are said and thought about me and they aren’t true. My apologies for this being so long, but it’s been a long time coming and I’ve never been able to tell the true story I figured now would be a good start.

]]> By: Lindsay McBeth http://blog.mattalgren.com/2009/07/7-anti-gay-hate-crimes-in-11-days/#comment-3742 Lindsay McBeth Sat, 15 May 2010 22:33:09 +0000 http://blog.mattalgren.com/?p=727#comment-3742 I am reading and replying to this article as well as the comments made almost a year later. By the time you finish reading, what may be a rather lengthy response, my tardiness will be understood. Each story warrants attention in it's own right. The acts of violence that have been committed against these victims are distgusting and inhumane. It enrages and disgusts me that we are all HUMAN and we're killing each other, hurting each other, making the lives of everyone scary and insecure. We're destroying our neighborhoods and communities. Each and every one of these stories deserve attention, even now, a year later because situations like these have happened since and will continue to happen as long as there are hurtful, hateful, satanic people out there who don't care and have no rhyme or reason for commiting heinous acts like this. One would think that it would be a universal concensus, something learned from childhood, or better yet, a knowledge that we were all born with; discrimination and hate of any kind is wrong. We are all human and regardless of race, background, religion, views, gender , sexual orientation…..(the list goes on) no one should be targeted and harmed for any of these reasons. Being that there is an astounding increase in acts such as these, obviously we weren’t all borne or taught this knowledge and people need to be filled in IMMEDIATELY! These acts could happen to ANYONE at ANYTIME, SIMPLY BECAUSE…. <br> I would like to draw your attention to one of these incidences in particular. The story of the Mastic Beach women who was attacked because, “ the victim was just photographing a dog that belonged to one of the three attackers”. I am one of the three “attackers”. My name is Lindsay McBeth. When I sit and read all of these stories it makes me sick to my stomach, because though I have been painted as a gay hating, violent scumbag, I am anything but that and I genually hurt for the REAL victims. Sir, I am a REAL VICTIM! I lost everything behind the deceitful lies of a stranger, a woman I never and still do not know. The media took the story of an obviously very twisted and demented, not to mention HATEFUL woman and ran with it, not bothering or caring enough to think that this story- HER story was a fabrication. Up until June 30, 2009 I had never been in trouble. The only thing I was guilty of was being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Truth is, I went with a friend, Nora Mitzner, to visit another friend, Selwyn Icangelo while he was at a friends house. When the “incident” began I hadn’t even exited my car. Yes, the “victim” was photographing us…no, that did not bother me. I am a passive person, a person who abhors violence and can’t stand to see people hurt in any way, espcially because of anything I have done. As I mentioned earlier, I did not know this woman, neither did my friends….how would we know that she was a lesbian? I certaintly didn’t know it, and to be totally honest I never thought about it. You know why? Cause I don’t care. I am an African American woman, a Long Islander born and raised. I grew up in a place where I’m the minority and I’ve dealt with discrimination and hate for something that is out of my control my entire life; the color of my skin. I was raised to respect everyone and everything at all times. I have many many gay, lesbian, and bi-sexual friends whom I love and adore, many of whom I consider family. I MYSELF AM BI-SEXUAL…. But my friends and I were dragged thru the mud because of a crooked justice system and two lying women that just so happen to be lesbians. What was never mentioned by the media and what was ignored by the police was that the police was called on this women prior to the “attack” happening. Why? This “victim” and her partner took pictures of my friends and I as I pulled up in front of the house. I noticed it but paid no mind because I wasn’t doing anything that would warrant me actually caring. Selwyn was bothered by it enough to ask (while sitting on a fence located on HIS friends property) why pictures were being taken of us. It’s not illegal but in his eyes, it was weird for these strangers to be photographing us for what seemed like nothing. That simple question moved things from 0-60 in 2.5 seconds. One women started yelling about “drug dealing niggers, white trash and how her tax dollars are supporting people like us and our bastard children”. The other woman went to her car, pulls an aluminum billy-bat out and walked across the street waving that bat and attempting to provoke Selwyn, taunting him. He kept his spot on the fence and rather calmly stated that as a man he was not going to fight her. She continues yelling and then slams the bat on the hood of a car (another friend that was visiting Selwyn prior to my arrival). The owner of the car has her three small children in the car, all of whom are crying now, and gets upset- understandably. She calls the police. At this point I’m still sitting in my car as is Nora Mitzner. Nora gets out of the car- against my advice, and asks the woman what her issue was trying to reason with the woman. Personally, I’m ready to leave... I didn’t want her assaulting my car!!! As Nora is trying to talk to the woman, the “victim” punches her in the face- Nora punched back. AT NO TIME DID ANYONE- MYSELF OR SELWYN ICANGELO ATTACK THIS WOMEN. Nora reacted in self defense and with the instruction of the “victims” partner “Pull her in the yard!!”, the “victim” gave one solid tug and she and Nora trip over a garbage can and onto the ground, into her yard. All of this happened in a matter seconds and this is when I exit my car. I tried to break up a fight. I never hit this woman, kicked, punched, touched her other then in my attempt to pry her fingers out of Nora’s hair. Longer story short I’m arrested and then charged with a shocking and absolutely falacious crime. I am plastered all over the news, and the papers and the internet. I have reporters outside my home. I have complete strangers recognizing me, “Lindsay the lesbian beater” at local stores. I have anxiety to even think about leaving my own home, and a fear of staying there being that the “victims” identity and address remained anonymous but mine did not. Whether you believe me or not, whether anyone believes me, my life was damned near ruined- and for a while it felt ruined, because a woman and I will never know why, lied to save her own ass. The 7th precinct did not handle this case as they should have and I’ll say it openly, they lied as well. People need to know that it’s not alright to hate and attack people for any reason, but they also need to know that it’s not alright to lie and ruin the lives and reputations of innocent people. NEVER in my 26 years did I ever IMAGINE that I would be defending myself and trying to educate people on the seriousness of something like this. 10 months 2 weeks and 1 day later I’m still affected….eventhough all three of us accused have had our charges dismissed via ACOD. I just can’t seem to get used to the fact that for the rest of my life, I’ll be able to google my name and see the hateful things that are said and thought about me and they aren’t true. My apologies for this being so long, but it’s been a long time coming and I’ve never been able to tell the true story I figured now would be a good start. I am reading and replying to this article as well as the comments made almost a year later. By the time you finish reading, what may be a rather lengthy response, my tardiness will be understood. Each story warrants attention in it's own right. The acts of violence that have been committed against these victims are distgusting and inhumane. It enrages and disgusts me that we are all HUMAN and we're killing each other, hurting each other, making the lives of everyone scary and insecure. We're destroying our neighborhoods and communities. Each and every one of these stories deserve attention, even now, a year later because situations like these have happened since and will continue to happen as long as there are hurtful, hateful, satanic people out there who don't care and have no rhyme or reason for commiting heinous acts like this. One would think that it would be a universal concensus, something learned from childhood, or better yet, a knowledge that we were all born with; discrimination and hate of any kind is wrong. We are all human and regardless of race, background, religion, views, gender , sexual orientation…..(the list goes on) no one should be targeted and harmed for any of these reasons. Being that there is an astounding increase in acts such as these, obviously we weren’t all borne or taught this knowledge and people need to be filled in IMMEDIATELY! These acts could happen to ANYONE at ANYTIME, SIMPLY BECAUSE….
I would like to draw your attention to one of these incidences in particular. The story of the Mastic Beach women who was attacked because, “ the victim was just photographing a dog that belonged to one of the three attackers”. I am one of the three “attackers”. My name is Lindsay McBeth. When I sit and read all of these stories it makes me sick to my stomach, because though I have been painted as a gay hating, violent scumbag, I am anything but that and I genually hurt for the REAL victims. Sir, I am a REAL VICTIM! I lost everything behind the deceitful lies of a stranger, a woman I never and still do not know. The media took the story of an obviously very twisted and demented, not to mention HATEFUL woman and ran with it, not bothering or caring enough to think that this story- HER story was a fabrication. Up until June 30, 2009 I had never been in trouble. The only thing I was guilty of was being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Truth is, I went with a friend, Nora Mitzner, to visit another friend, Selwyn Icangelo while he was at a friends house. When the “incident” began I hadn’t even exited my car. Yes, the “victim” was photographing us…no, that did not bother me. I am a passive person, a person who abhors violence and can’t stand to see people hurt in any way, espcially because of anything I have done. As I mentioned earlier, I did not know this woman, neither did my friends….how would we know that she was a lesbian? I certaintly didn’t know it, and to be totally honest I never thought about it. You know why? Cause I don’t care. I am an African American woman, a Long Islander born and raised. I grew up in a place where I’m the minority and I’ve dealt with discrimination and hate for something that is out of my control my entire life; the color of my skin. I was raised to respect everyone and everything at all times. I have many many gay, lesbian, and bi-sexual friends whom I love and adore, many of whom I consider family. I MYSELF AM BI-SEXUAL…. But my friends and I were dragged thru the mud because of a crooked justice system and two lying women that just so happen to be lesbians. What was never mentioned by the media and what was ignored by the police was that the police was called on this women prior to the “attack” happening. Why? This “victim” and her partner took pictures of my friends and I as I pulled up in front of the house. I noticed it but paid no mind because I wasn’t doing anything that would warrant me actually caring. Selwyn was bothered by it enough to ask (while sitting on a fence located on HIS friends property) why pictures were being taken of us. It’s not illegal but in his eyes, it was weird for these strangers to be photographing us for what seemed like nothing. That simple question moved things from 0-60 in 2.5 seconds. One women started yelling about “drug dealing niggers, white trash and how her tax dollars are supporting people like us and our bastard children”. The other woman went to her car, pulls an aluminum billy-bat out and walked across the street waving that bat and attempting to provoke Selwyn, taunting him. He kept his spot on the fence and rather calmly stated that as a man he was not going to fight her. She continues yelling and then slams the bat on the hood of a car (another friend that was visiting Selwyn prior to my arrival). The owner of the car has her three small children in the car, all of whom are crying now, and gets upset- understandably. She calls the police. At this point I’m still sitting in my car as is Nora Mitzner. Nora gets out of the car- against my advice, and asks the woman what her issue was trying to reason with the woman. Personally, I’m ready to leave… I didn’t want her assaulting my car!!! As Nora is trying to talk to the woman, the “victim” punches her in the face- Nora punched back. AT NO TIME DID ANYONE- MYSELF OR SELWYN ICANGELO ATTACK THIS WOMEN. Nora reacted in self defense and with the instruction of the “victims” partner “Pull her in the yard!!”, the “victim” gave one solid tug and she and Nora trip over a garbage can and onto the ground, into her yard. All of this happened in a matter seconds and this is when I exit my car. I tried to break up a fight. I never hit this woman, kicked, punched, touched her other then in my attempt to pry her fingers out of Nora’s hair. Longer story short I’m arrested and then charged with a shocking and absolutely falacious crime. I am plastered all over the news, and the papers and the internet. I have reporters outside my home. I have complete strangers recognizing me, “Lindsay the lesbian beater” at local stores. I have anxiety to even think about leaving my own home, and a fear of staying there being that the “victims” identity and address remained anonymous but mine did not. Whether you believe me or not, whether anyone believes me, my life was damned near ruined- and for a while it felt ruined, because a woman and I will never know why, lied to save her own ass. The 7th precinct did not handle this case as they should have and I’ll say it openly, they lied as well. People need to know that it’s not alright to hate and attack people for any reason, but they also need to know that it’s not alright to lie and ruin the lives and reputations of innocent people. NEVER in my 26 years did I ever IMAGINE that I would be defending myself and trying to educate people on the seriousness of something like this. 10 months 2 weeks and 1 day later I’m still affected….eventhough all three of us accused have had our charges dismissed via ACOD. I just can’t seem to get used to the fact that for the rest of my life, I’ll be able to google my name and see the hateful things that are said and thought about me and they aren’t true. My apologies for this being so long, but it’s been a long time coming and I’ve never been able to tell the true story I figured now would be a good start.

]]> By: Matt Algren http://blog.mattalgren.com/2009/07/7-anti-gay-hate-crimes-in-11-days/#comment-2846 Matt Algren Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:01:23 +0000 http://blog.mattalgren.com/?p=727#comment-2846 God damn it. God damn it.

]]> By: dymsum http://blog.mattalgren.com/2009/07/7-anti-gay-hate-crimes-in-11-days/#comment-2845 dymsum Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:51:00 +0000 http://blog.mattalgren.com/?p=727#comment-2845 Unfortunately, there were two additional incidents on Long Island during that period, Matt.<br><br>Second degree aggravated harassment (which indicates bias) in Mastic Beach, NY - 3-on-1 attack committed against a lesbian who was taking pictures of her neighbor's dog. One of the attackers told her friends who were kicking/punching the victim something to the effect of "fucking rip the fucking queer's eyes out." As of yesterday, Suffolk County police were treating it as a hate/bias crime. <a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/longisland/ny-limast0112932147jun30%2C0%2C4930284.story" rel="nofollow">http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/longis...</a><br><br>Assault as a hate crime, and aggravated harassment in Central Islip, NY - 1-on-3 attack, very large man started yelling slurs at three men walking down the street at 1:15am (around the same time that Leslie Mora was attacked), then started beating on two of them. <a href="http://www.longislandpress.com/2009/06/19/central-islip-man-charged-with-hate-crime-against-in-attack-on-gay-men/" rel="nofollow">http://www.longislandpress.com/2009/06/19/centr...</a><br><br>That makes nine incidents (that we know of) between June 19 and June 30. Five were in New York (either NYC or Long Island), one in California, one in Nebraska, one in Texas, one in the UK. <br><br>Of the ten victims, seven were gay men, two were lesbians, one was a transwoman. <br><br>One man is dead, nine other people were seriously injured, enough so that they all ended up in the hospital for some period of time, and - as we know - some are still there. <br><br>In six of the nine incidents, it involved multiples against one. A minimum of 23 people were involved (although there may have been as many as 27) in attacking ten people. <br><br>All of this is... disgusting. What is wrong with this fucking world, Matt? :-P Unfortunately, there were two additional incidents on Long Island during that period, Matt.

Second degree aggravated harassment (which indicates bias) in Mastic Beach, NY – 3-on-1 attack committed against a lesbian who was taking pictures of her neighbor's dog. One of the attackers told her friends who were kicking/punching the victim something to the effect of “fucking rip the fucking queer's eyes out.” As of yesterday, Suffolk County police were treating it as a hate/bias crime. http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/longis…

Assault as a hate crime, and aggravated harassment in Central Islip, NY – 1-on-3 attack, very large man started yelling slurs at three men walking down the street at 1:15am (around the same time that Leslie Mora was attacked), then started beating on two of them. http://www.longislandpress.com/2009/06/19/centr…

That makes nine incidents (that we know of) between June 19 and June 30. Five were in New York (either NYC or Long Island), one in California, one in Nebraska, one in Texas, one in the UK.

Of the ten victims, seven were gay men, two were lesbians, one was a transwoman.

One man is dead, nine other people were seriously injured, enough so that they all ended up in the hospital for some period of time, and – as we know – some are still there.

In six of the nine incidents, it involved multiples against one. A minimum of 23 people were involved (although there may have been as many as 27) in attacking ten people.

All of this is… disgusting. What is wrong with this fucking world, Matt? :-P

]]> By: Matt Algren http://blog.mattalgren.com/2009/07/7-anti-gay-hate-crimes-in-11-days/#comment-2843 Matt Algren Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:01:23 +0000 http://blog.mattalgren.com/?p=727#comment-2843 God damn it. God damn it.

]]> By: dymsum http://blog.mattalgren.com/2009/07/7-anti-gay-hate-crimes-in-11-days/#comment-2842 dymsum Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:51:00 +0000 http://blog.mattalgren.com/?p=727#comment-2842 Unfortunately, there were two additional incidents on Long Island during that period, Matt.<br><br>Second degree aggravated harassment (which indicates bias) in Mastic Beach, NY - 3-on-1 attack committed against a lesbian who was taking pictures of her neighbor's dog. One of the attackers told her friends who were kicking/punching the victim something to the effect of "fucking rip the fucking queer's eyes out." As of yesterday, Suffolk County police were treating it as a hate/bias crime. <a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/longisland/ny-limast0112932147jun30%2C0%2C4930284.story" rel="nofollow">http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/longis...</a><br><br>Assault as a hate crime, and aggravated harassment in Central Islip, NY - 1-on-3 attack, very large man started yelling slurs at three men walking down the street at 1:15am (around the same time that Leslie Mora was attacked), then started beating on two of them. <a href="http://www.longislandpress.com/2009/06/19/central-islip-man-charged-with-hate-crime-against-in-attack-on-gay-men/" rel="nofollow">http://www.longislandpress.com/2009/06/19/centr...</a><br><br>That makes nine incidents (that we know of) between June 19 and June 30. Five were in New York (either NYC or Long Island), one in California, one in Nebraska, one in Texas, one in the UK. <br><br>Of the ten victims, seven were gay men, two were lesbians, one was a transwoman. <br><br>One man is dead, nine other people were seriously injured, enough so that they all ended up in the hospital for some period of time, and - as we know - some are still there. <br><br>In six of the nine incidents, it involved multiples against one. A minimum of 23 people were involved (although there may have been as many as 27) in attacking ten people. <br><br>All of this is... disgusting. What is wrong with this fucking world, Matt? :-P Unfortunately, there were two additional incidents on Long Island during that period, Matt.

Second degree aggravated harassment (which indicates bias) in Mastic Beach, NY – 3-on-1 attack committed against a lesbian who was taking pictures of her neighbor's dog. One of the attackers told her friends who were kicking/punching the victim something to the effect of “fucking rip the fucking queer's eyes out.” As of yesterday, Suffolk County police were treating it as a hate/bias crime. http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/longis…

Assault as a hate crime, and aggravated harassment in Central Islip, NY – 1-on-3 attack, very large man started yelling slurs at three men walking down the street at 1:15am (around the same time that Leslie Mora was attacked), then started beating on two of them. http://www.longislandpress.com/2009/06/19/centr…

That makes nine incidents (that we know of) between June 19 and June 30. Five were in New York (either NYC or Long Island), one in California, one in Nebraska, one in Texas, one in the UK.

Of the ten victims, seven were gay men, two were lesbians, one was a transwoman.

One man is dead, nine other people were seriously injured, enough so that they all ended up in the hospital for some period of time, and – as we know – some are still there.

In six of the nine incidents, it involved multiples against one. A minimum of 23 people were involved (although there may have been as many as 27) in attacking ten people.

All of this is… disgusting. What is wrong with this fucking world, Matt? :-P

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