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this is so sad

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:42:56 -0700

i cant believe a child would hate a gay so much that they would kill them. just think of the life that kid had to live to be able to hate someone or something that bad. i happen to be bi and i still do go to high school and i get made fun of every day me and my girlfriend both do but never would any of these people kill us becuase we r who we r and no one can change that. i hope that boy get whats comeing to him.

What happened to Lawrence?

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:20:39 -0700

What happened to this brandon kid who killed lawrence???

It's not the mind but the heart

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:10:59 -0800

I do understand the hurt,pain,confusion and anger that many feel and justly so. We must all choose to do what we can to stop violence as a vehicle to work out one's anger. And yet reality is that there will always be someone who gets picked on bullied for whatever reason. This is a part of broken human nature and will continue to go on while man is around.

But in saying that I know that truly the only way for change is not through the head but through the heart. And in this it would be great if in schools young men and women were able to speak out what they have felt or feeling growing up being LBBTQ. True stories of peoples lives fleshed out in the midst of others brings feeling and allows compassion to well up and that is where change can really take an affect.

http://rememberinglawrence.com/

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:27:20 -0800

Join those in support of Safe Schools. Host a vigil in memory of Lawrence King in you city. Visit http://rememberinglawrence.com/ for more information.

HATE CRIME...Homophobia from Church & State must stop!

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:30:55 -0800

This is another shot that has been heard around the world!

It is NOW time for our western civilised societies & communites, religious institutions & political institutions to realise 'homophobia' is simply not acceptable...it leads to the death of even children.

It is NOW time for our educators to grasp the nettle of 'sexuality'...and that young people, teenagers ARE aware of themselves, and some will express themselves couragously as did young Lawrence, its time...

...and we should remenber there is another family too, also struggling with the loss of their son, the 14yr old child who pulled the trigger. There too is grief.

are you kidding

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:13:37 -0800

whether or not the kid was shot because he was gay (which its pretty aparent thats why he was shot) no 13 yr old SHOULD EVER HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL AND BE AFRAID THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE KILLED WHILE THEY ARE LEARNING.

Society is so messed up, no one should have to be be afraid of who they are. You have to wonder what kind of famalies these kids are coming from who go on these rampages or that need to go to the extent of killing someone else b/c they are diff just to make themselves feel better.

It's very apparent why this

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:41:14 -0800

It's very apparent why this boy was shot. Maybe you should wake up "WTF". Why would a student that taunted a gay student for being gay shoot him purposely? Because he got better grades???

It's time for the hatred to stop

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:30:35 -0800

No child deserves to be harrassed everyday of their life. Schools must take a strong stance on this issue. If educators are not willing to protect our children, then how can we trust them with our children?
To kill a child because they may be different than other people is wrong. God does not discriminate!!!!
But how do we expect our children to learn this lesson when so many adults continue their hated of people that are diffrent then them.
It is time for hatred to stop.
Rev. Lorraine Brock

This is devastating

MammaMia — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:24:44 -0800

I feel so bad for the family and I hope something better can come of this horrible situation. I'll be looking in the news for updates.

Sad state

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:57:14 -0800

It is a sad state of affairs when it takes the shooting of a young person to draw attention to the hatred we face every day. How many of our children have to die before something is done about it?

WTF

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:31:41 -0800

you don't even know wheter it was related to him being gay or not Eric! so stop being whatever it is you are wanting to be... it's useless and it's stupid.

maybe hatred has nothing to do with it and it only depends of the fact that this world is full of morons (like the shooter) or idots that jump to conclusions.

eitherway i'm sure the shooter and his friends will get what they deserve, even though justice is not really appropriate in those cases; because they are minors they will not get a death penalty or anything similar (or even close to that)... a real shame considering that they might have just killed someone and they might be free to go when they turn 21 (or 18?).

eitherways whioch middle school this this occur in?

This is where hatred toward gays ends!

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:02:23 -0800

This is where hatred toward gays & lesbians ends, in the shooting of a boy!

Wasn't Matthew Shepard enough of a wake up call people?!

I hope they prosecute the shooter as far as they can. I want to know where the shooter got the gun, and if it is his parents gun, then they should be prosecuted as accessories!

Homosexuals are just like every other human being, except for the gender of who they love. The hate must end!

Eric

Lawyer blames school in shooting of gay California student. Officials failed to defuse tensions

Jeff — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:15:33 -0700

Deputy Public Defender William Quest said the school is at fault for not taking action when conflict began between Lawrence King and his murderer. Brandon McInerney [14], is soon to be arraigned for the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Lawrence King.