Horrific hate crime terrorizes the gay community in Puerto Rico

I hope they catch the cowards that did this and send them to jail for life!!!!

That poor boy. Thank god I'm for the death penalty and lets fry the bastard(s) who did this

There is nothing more evil than bigotry. The refusal to recognize our most basic right of existence, typically cloaked in religion or ideology, allows for the most unspeakable acts of cruelty to be perpetrated with complete indifference.

damn.... what can be said?
poor kid.
:(..

I can't believe this shit is still going on. It bothers me to see such hate to another human. I hope they catch the SOBs that do this shit.

disgusting & horrifying. poor kid.

i don't understand how people can be so hateful & intolerant of others.

thats what i call commitment

thats just wrong

How sad...really and truly sad :*(

It's sickening to hear this and saddening.

Isn't it a hate crime almost any time a person is decapitated, dismembered, and partially burned? Is it not a hate crime when this happens to a journalist, a policeman, or a politician?

I can't imagine hating someone so much for the simple act of being an individual of a different type I do know first hand that in the us being gay isn't great but I have family in Mexico that are of the Lesbian and Gay persuasion and its best not to talk about openly or they may face openly hostile behavior.
The social conservatives driven by ideology love to talk about not hating the sinner but the sin and apposing equal rights to protect there traditions but behind the soft smiles and loving stories of faith and family is this the hatred and punishment that come with the mark of sinner like the mark of infidel it is a death threat conform to my faith or die separate but equal traditions protecting families is just their way of imposing them selves in everyone's life this is where they want to lead the U.S. don't be fooled equality is a simple concept live and let live your freedom ends where mine begins not where Jesus, Moses, Mohamed, or Abraham says

there's no reason for shit like this to happen.

Apparently the police in PR failed to report that this is the third hate crime this year. The GLBT community here is VERY concerned and scared.

Kill the BASTARDS.

I would change the headline to this post to FROM "Horrific hate crime terrorizes the gay community in Puerto Rico" TO "Horrific crime terrorizes the gay community in Puerto Rico"

I am shamed to say I am part of a race-of-beings that are capable of such horrifying acts, based solely on expression of a difference.

For those of you questioning the term "hate crime"

Yes, I think we all agree most (probably all) violent crimes are hateful, but it's just a bit of a misnomer. Hate crime obviously refers to crimes against and individual because of their social position. You know, gay, black, etc.

That said, my condolences are with his family and friends. Anyone who is willing to do this to another human being can't possibly have a sane mind. They need to be put away forever and made to realize the horror of what they've done. Good luck to the police.

With the right circumstances we are all capable of horrible things. Pray for everyone involved. Remember, the bible comands us not to kill and love our neighbors so if people are killing in the name of God then they are really being led by Satan.

With the right circumstances we are all capable of horrible things. Pray for everyone involved. Remember, the bible comands us not to kill and love our neighbors so if people are killing in the name of God then they are really being led by Satan.

I can't read the caption without wanting to vomit. Please keep us informed with update as they arise, msfantasticopr.

Aren't there many crimes, whether committed against a minority or not, that are motivated by hate? Why does the motivate really matter in this case? It was a disgusting crime regardless of the motivations of the killers.

Homophobia is a powerful and harmful force in Latin America, with its culture of machismo and its intolerance of anything that threatens it.

It is beneficial to understand the motivation in order too find ways to address the problem in the future.

thats disgusting. people are messed up.

It hurts me so much to hear stories like this. How can people think they have the right to do such a thing?