Setting a Young Man on Fire and Thus Causing His Death

Steve Simpson-- a gay college student with Aspergers, a seizure disorder, and a speech disorder-- had anti-gay slogans written on his body and after being doused with suntan spray was set on fire .  The accused and now convicted, one party crasher by the name of Jordan Sheard received only three and a half years in the lock-up for the death of Steve Simpson.  Sheard ran away instead of helping.  A neighbor Sean Banner doused the flames which makes him a true hero in my book.  Banner burned himself in the process.  Simpson's body was covered with the burns-- sixty percent of his body.  The judge, one Roger Keen, used the phrase "good-natured horseplay" to describe everything before the ignition of Simpson's groin.  

radical sapphoq says:  I don't know much about the U.K. and next to nothing about the legal process over there.  Perhaps the judge was correct within the laws over there.  I really do not know.  What I do know is that a young man lost his life.  There are no words to express the horror inherent in the circumstances surrounding the death of Steve Simpson.

And yes, Sean Banner, you are a hero.





http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/barnsley-teen-burned-to-death-on-his-18th-birthday-1-5521116

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-21887535

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2297053/Yob-killed-autistic-gay-teenager-Steven-Simpson-setting-18th-birthday-party.html

What Kind of World

  What kind of world are we leaving to those coming up after us?

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SNAKES AND MOURNING 3/10/07

"Saint" Patrick's Day is upon us and there is a movement going on within some pagan, satanic, and witch groups to do something different. I have seen variations of this letter on several e-groups. This particular version I have chosen to publish here was gotten from Frogzilla over at http://itch-wars-report.blogspot.com/ who got it from Sharon over at http://motherdamnable.blogspot.com/ who had picked it up elsewhere:


The Truth Behind St. Patrick's Day

On March 17, many people in this country will celebrate a holiday
that has nothing to do with their ethnic background or their current
country of residence, and everything to do with an historical
religious event. On this day, genocide was committed upon a Nation.
On this day the leaders, healers, teachers and priesthood of the
various Celtic nations died, those who were still alive by then. On
this day, the Christian church claims that St. Patrick drove all the
snakes from the shores of Ireland. Most of these people did not
leave those shores alive. Snakes are the symbol used by the
Christian church to symbolize Pagans. The legend of the removal of
all the snakes from Ireland (which never had any snakes to begin
with) stems from the symbol of the snake to represent Paganism. As
was the way with those lands and cultures conquered by the Christian
church, all records of the former religions practiced by the people
of the land were wiped out to the best of the abilities of
those who usurped authority from the rightful leaders, both civic
and religious.

On March 17, I will not wear green.
On March 17, I will not wear a shamrock.
On March 17, I will not honor the man who lead the conquest of Ireland.
On March 17, I will wear black.
On March 17, I will wear snakes.
On March 17, I will mourn the deaths of my spiritual ancestors.

sapphoq

JANE DIED 3/3/07

Jane died last week. She was 47 years old. Husband, friend, and I went to a memorial for her last night.

Jane was a real spit-fire. She was one of the earliest members of Act-Up New York City. She organized needle exchange programs, advocated tirelessly for women who have A.I.D.S., and later on became an avid animal rights spokesperson. She was a true activist. She told people exactly what she thought. She pulled no punches-- whether she was dealing with politicians, friends, or clueless others.

Jane had diabetes. She had to get some toes amputated, then her kidneys failed and she chose to go on dialysis. She died at home in her sleep. She will be missed.

radical sapphoq