There is nothing in the article, however, that suggests that the perp being foreign-born is in any way relevant to the story. Including this type of gratuitous ‘information’ does nothing to inform the public and only serves to reinforce anti-immigrant stereotypes such as that of the previous poster. It’s similar to the compulsive need of some journalists to inform readers of the skin color of perpetrators and victims when crimes are reported on. Immigrants, like gays, are in general more likely to be victims of hate crimes than perpetrators.

This man is a violent homophobe from a foreign country who doesn’t know how to act. I realize that there are many homophobes who have deeply rooted american ancestory(ie rednecks) but a lot of latin american men are extremely homophobic too and so they come to our country and live in our cities then freak out when they see gay people. The saddest thing is that this man has a daughter who he is most likely raising to be anti-gay and prejudiced. This daughter will then raise young gay bashers because homophobia gets passed down from generation to generation.