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Question/Stat Our CLAIM/S and EVIDENCE from Anticipated Notes:

ement We and They stories COUNTERCLAIM
(answer, S and how we can
agree/disagre refute them
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Bias motivated “‘Hey fag!’” He was murder based

violence is “They threw him back down and laid soley on his sexual
present in the into him with kicks and punches” orientation with the
story when “I can’t swim” his last words intent to ‘show’ him
Charlie Howard “Jim and Daniel heaved Charlie up onto that he wasn't
was harassed the guardrail. They had to pry his hands accepted there.
and murdered loose… They looked down at the black
on his walk water 20 ft below and congratulated
home at night. themselves”
“When they got back to the car they were
laughing”
“ The state filed formal charges of
murder the following wek. The boys
were convicted as juveniles rather than
adults. All three were convicted and
sentenced to detention at the maine
youth center.”

Acts of bias and “As a little kid, he got laughed at and

bias motivated called a ‘sissy’. In later years, he got
violence are shoved around and called a ‘fag’”
parts of the “..he skipped his graduation ceremony
pyramid that are because he didn't want his family to
commonly witness how the other students treated
experienced by him”
LGBTQ “There were no gay bars in town, and
individuals all local clubs rutinely kicked out couples of
throughout their the same sec who tried to dance
life, usually together”
starting small “Most of Charlie's friends had
and gradually experienced verbal harassment, and
getting bigger. several had been physically attacked”
“Unwritten rules observed by more long
term gay residents”
“One day in the grocery store, a
middle-aged woman suddenly started
shouting at him ‘You pervert! You
queer!’ Everyone stared.”
“Sometimes he was afraid to leave his
apartment”
“He stepped outside one morning and
found his pet kitten lying dead on the
doorstep; it had been strangled”
“... but [his friends] knew he would have
to come to his own terms with the
perilous world”

Lack of law “Incidents of gay bashing often went This is a part of the
enforcement, ureported because victims expected little pyramid of hate
support from the support from the police” (which is because LGBTQ
church, and supported through hetero perpetrators people are harassed,
employment recieving little to no jail time for acts of kicked out of
opportunities violence against gay people) churches, kicked out
fall within “Many of the other churches, in fact, of clubs, not provided
categories bias were openly hostile. Fundamentalist the same
to preachers used their pulpits to blame employment
discrimination gays and lesbians for many of society's opportunities, and
ills” are not listened to by
“... but [his friends] knew he would have law enforcement.
to come to his own terms with the This leaves gay
perilous world” people to fend for
themselves and learn
how to survive in a
society that works
against their well
being.

Genocide:
Bias Motivated Violence:
Discrimination:
Acts of Bias:
Biased Attitudes:

“As a little kid, he got laughed at and called a ‘sissy’. In later years, he got shoved around
and called a ‘fag’”
“..he skipped his graduation ceremony because he didn't want his family to witness how
the other students treated him”
“Many of the other churches, in fact, were openly hostile. Fundamentalist preachers
used their pulpits to blame gays and lesbians for many of society's ills”
“There were no gay bars in town, and local clubs rutinely kicked out couples of the same
sec who tried to dance together”
“Most of Charlie's friends had experienced verbal harassment, and several had been
physically attacked”
“Incidents of gay bashing often went ureported because victims expected little support
from the police” (which is supported through hetero perpetrators recieving little to no
jail time for acts of violence against gay people)
“Unwritten rules observed by more long term gay residents”
“One day int he grocery store, a middle-aged woman suddenly started shouting at him
‘You pervert! You queer!’ Everyone stared.”
“Sometimes he was afraid to leave his apartment”
“He stepped outside one morning and found his pet kitten lying dead on the doorstep; it
had been strangled”
“... but [his friends] knew he would have to come to his own terms with the perilous
world”

The attack:
“‘Hey fag!’”
“They threw him back down and laid into him with kicks and punches”
“I can’t swim” his last words
“Jim and Daniel heaved Charlie up onto the guardrail. They had to pry his hands loose…
They looked down at the black water 20 ft below and congratulated themselves”
“When they got back to the car they were laughing”
“Daniel Ness turned himself in the next morning… they never intended to kill anybody-
they just meant to ‘show’ him… they were arrested. Monday morning that the youths
posed no further threat to the community. Shawn, Daniel and i'm were released into
their parents' custody. The state filed formal charges of murder the following wek. The
boys were convicted as juveniles rather than adults. All three were convicted and
sentenced to detention at the maine youth center.”