Comments on: Gay Teen Arrested for Filing False Hate Crime Report

By: TigerTzu

TigerTzu — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:28:16 +0000

Mark Said: “The kid couldn’t produce enough forensic evidence to prove that he was hit with a baseball bat?”

We have only the word of the police that there was no evidence. I have personally witnessed law enforcement officers manipulate and falsify evidence in order to try and obtain a conviction. It is certainly not unthinkable that a homophobic cadre would do the same.

By: dwight

dwight — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:04:10 +0000

this is dwight i am fine lucky and relived that night mar is over

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:11:50 +0000

The kid couldn’t produce enough forensic evidence to prove that he was hit with a baseball bat?

By: Donny

Donny — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:22:58 +0000

South Carolina is the most homophobic state in the country. They just let a murderer of a gay man walk with only 10 months in prison for G-d’s sake. So I do not believe the police when they said that he made a false report. I think he made a just report and the police didn’t listen to him because he is gay. It is still dangerous to grow up gay in the south.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:11:47 +0000

We don’t see anywhere in the above story as written up by the 365gay.com staff any words about Dwight Ables admitting verbally or in writing that he filed a false report. We need to see in the story the point at which he admits doing such.

I see nothing here about whether he has current (at of the time this story was written) access to a lawyer or court appointed defender to represent him at his coming trial.

In a current or recent column seen on 365Gay.com, gay activist Wayne Besen made a reference to this alleged gay-bashing.

By: Michael Lex, SC

Michael Lex, SC — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:13:43 +0000

I live in Lexington, SC and trust me that the Police/Sheriff/Deputies are all the same. They will side with the parents and blame the Victim just because the Victim happens to be gay. Young Mr. Ables did the right thing by filing the report. It is not uncommon for Church goers to turn their backs on their own children just because they are gay. I beleive Mr. Ables. SC is a dangerous place to grow up gay.

By: Wade MacMorrighan

Wade MacMorrighan — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:40:13 +0000

Okay, I gotta’ say that this is a deductive logical fallacy based upon the premice (or assumption, rather) that “absence of evidence equates to evidence of absence!” This sort of thinking simply cannot be allowed! Here’s a fabulous article on this type of Logical Fallacy (personally, I think that more folks ought to brush up on their Critical Thinking Skills); it also attempts to shift the burdon of proof: http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/burden-of-proof.html

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:44:02 +0000

A quote from the local newspaper (Independentmail.com)indicate no “forensic” evidence was found hmmmmmmmmm…..):

Dwight Clark Ables, 18, of 106 P St. turned himself in Wednesday at the Sheriff’s Office, according to the news release, after an investigation into the incident found a lack of any forensic evidence to support the allegation.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:42:17 +0000

A quote from the local newspaper (Independentmail.com): (no “forensic” evidence hmmmmmmmmm…..)
Dwight Clark Ables, 18, of 106 P St. turned himself in Wednesday at the Sheriff’s Office, according to the news release, after an investigation into the incident found a lack of any forensic evidence to support the allegation.

By: Censoredagain

Censoredagain — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:25:50 +0000

I admit I do not know what happened in that case nor do I know what the Police know. However, I do find it suspect that they would charge Dwight Ables with filing a false report because they did not find evidence that supported his claim. If they said they had evidence that he wrongfully filed a claim, is one thing. But, using the lack of evidence off the assault as evidence of filing a false report is fishy at best coming from SC Authorities. Where is the evidence that Mr. Ables filed a false report.