Gay 15-year-old shot in class, five month investigation

I agree..kids need to be taught to learn from eachother. If parents talk about the fact that everyone is different and teach kids how to handle emotions in different situations then maybe by the age of 15/16 the teen has a better handle of himself and whatever is around him!

LEt me clear the bullshit.

Kids need to learn to accept people for who they are and how they look. Because later on in life you meet some pretty different looking people.

We live on a world of different peoples, we must accept eachother for who we are and understand equality.

When I was really young and knew I was gay I was against guys showing off girly, but then I became a bit open and no longer closeted and realised its my life. Before I was saying that to be straighter.

Maybe we should stop stereotyping, because not all gay people act girly and not all straight people act macho. Its called peer pressure.

"Besides most children are supposed to be taught not to be horrible small minded people, and that physical violence is not an appropriate response to the unfamiliar."

Thats where our schools are failing, they're needs to be more education on tolerance.

Man, alot of closet people here making anti gay comments and calling people names due to their own self hatred. You guys know who you are.

It seems like humanity is not an issue here to these ignorant f*#ks.

I wasn't exactly sure what kind of responses I would see on this site, hopefully based more with intelligence, but still, it is the internet. Thanks to some, disbelieving eyebrow-raise to others, and here goes:

In response to user aricsqueen on using the word queer, I feel it is an all encompassing term and have a personal preference for it, especially in this case, where maybe transgendered might have been more precise than just using gay, but we don't really know. I wish the title wasn't moderated by staff and changed from queer to gay, but I guess I'll leave it at that.

In respone to user American_Again saying "The word "gay" is a propaganda term, etc....use the word homosexual as scientific and correct language." I guess the proper scientific and correct term for that person is bigot, homophobe, and hatemonger, as evidenced by this comment and the one further down suggesting well adjusted children only come from a home with a mother and father. Plenty of single parents and other non-binary families with two or more parents would disagree.

In response to user Petarro blaming Larry for wearing dresses to school and flirting with the boys, and the adults for allowing it, well fashion is no excuse for violence.

As user CarlosIsDown pointed out, the weapon of flirting was likely in defense. Besides most children are supposed to be taught not to be horrible small minded people, and that physical violence is not an appropriate response to the unfamiliar.

Our schools need to be better equipped!
Our teachers need to be taught how to deal with situations like these appropriately.

What's wrong with furthering an agenda that promotes tolerance and that could prevent a horrific tragedy like this????

Unless you have your own agenda fueled by bigotry and anti-gay biases, there is nothing wrong with bringing awareness.

I'm seriously sickened by some of the responses that I've read.

Without trying to offend anyone...

The problem here is that we have two 15 year old KIDS.
1 wearing a dress
1 brandishing a gun

I don't know where the people that believe the person wearing a dress is more of a threat then a person with a gun. The kid with a gun can hardly control an erection but it is OK that he is in control of someones life... Those that think Larry King has done anything close to warranting a gun shot need to consider therapy. You are the type of people who have taught this kid that it is alright to use a gun to solve problems. I pity you.

Hello people. Someone is DEAD. He was SHOT TO DEATH. How does that make him a victim again?

"Larry King was, admittedly, a problematical test case: he was a troubled child who flaunted his sexuality and wielded it like a weapon—it "

Yeah, I think it was a deffence mechanism. . . .

"I do not accept or tolerate what happen here, but people do to stop thinking this is wonderland. Got it?"

"Stop acting like a Queer and looking for peoples attention."

And this is why it isn't, because people like you never fucking grew up and the rest of us have to deal with you.

I love how you're defending bigotry because of the fact that it exists. Reminds me of the "life's not fair" argument. Sounds a lot like the opposition to the civil rights movement.

Next time you cheat on your girlfriend, she has the right to blow your fucking brains out. What? You don't like that? It's not right, but that's how the world is right?

Don't lie, you're justifying this kid's death. He was shot to death, that's fucking horrible. There's no excuse for that. The fact that society has deep prejudices does not excuse murder, -ever-.

Society is not natural, it is not set it stone. We can change it whenever we want to.

Arguing status quo is a fallacy, and it's disgusting that you'd go that far to defend a murderer.

"There was mention of rumors that there was some relationship between Larry and Brandon..." I would be willing to wager that the Brandon shot Larry. In his 15 year old mind this was the only way to prove that there was nothing going on between the two and have the rumours stop. If I am correct, this is yet another case where the administration failed to stop the bullying of one student, and resulted in their immature mind assessing the situation and coming up with the wrong conclusion.

However, I could be wrong... but I highly doubt it.

Pirho338, relax. We all know you are Homosexual, therefore defending to heavily this Kid.

I do not accept or tolerate what happen here, but people do to stop thinking this is wonderland. Got it?

If you dress like a Girl, while everyone knows you are a Boy and you perhaps flirt or do anything that might upset the other Kids, then this will happen. Is reality. Read the Post!

A lot more education is needed. From Parents, to Parents and about respecting other persons acts. You could learn this by the way. We have our own Opinions.

Stop acting like a Queer and looking for peoples attention.

Just because the kid was dressed as a woman doesn't make him a homo.

I cant believe the comments being left, are people that thick?

I don't know what scares me more, the fact that a kid was shot to death in school, or some of the responces I'm reading...

Wanting attention like that is wrong and probably led from his adoption problems and emotional conflicts.

Wow, this is one stupid Kid and some harsh mates. Please, were are the parents of this Kid that dressed this way to go to class?

If you want to be Homosexual or you simply are, go ahead, but respect others and please do not be as dumb like to call the attention of others. A 15 year old, dressing like a girl IS STUPID, even if you are gay or not.

This world is far from Equal, and the harder you try, the harder you shall fall.

This is an outrage! Those middle school kids can be so cruel these days.. this is why I support gay marriage -we are all EQUAL- just like the King once said.

High school is a crude school to go to when it is time to. All the kids pick on everyone, and just because this poor guy dressed the way he wanted and put on makeup that means he should be shot?! I say "Blank" NO! He has every other right that all these other kids have and being killed, just because of the way he wanted to be, it is just wrong. Whoever did kill this poor guy, needs to be put in jail and then he will learn how it is to be gay, hahah

you really can't comment on this, there could have been much more going than we know. In any case, its violence that has no place in our world, a tragedy at best..

He's dead. The sadness is that he died by gunshot and not because of who he was, wasn't or never will be.

I don't care if he thought he was a blueberry what happened was tragic and blame is only thing that solves...what? Solves nothing.

Accusing and blaming is like a rocking chair. You do a lot of movement and get nowhere. (A different form of the original which has to do with complaining.)

Placing blame will not bring back Larry nor will it protect someone else who could die in a similar situation.

People who are assigning blame in this or using it to further their agenda are doing nothing but being selfish and allowing a death that could be learned from...be for nothing.

That's disgusting.

I just wanted to firstly say that I thought 'the' Larry King showed up to a high school in drag...and then it wasn't so funny anymore.

What strikes me as really tragic is the father claiming his transgender son was not gay at all. Is someone in denial or what?

Either way, this shit is tragic...kids don't need to be dealing with these issues...if they spent more time being kids instead of dealing with all the bullshit we pressure them with and present to them, we would have far fewer issues like this, more happy children, and in turn, a brighter, more positive future for the youth...

BFAM_RVS

sorry - am I the only one who find the word 'queer' a bit...well, out-dated and borderline abrasive?

or is this me being a bit oversensitive?

Saying that the killer was a 'victim' because Larry showed him attention is just ridiculous. Does that mean a lesbian teenager can just go out and shoot a guy if he asks her for a date?

If the shooter was, in fact, a victim, he was a victim of a society in which being liked by a queer boy is so horrifying that the only response he could think of involves a gun.