Comments on: Life sentence for gay man in intern murder http://www.365gay.com/news/life-sentence-for-gay-man-in-intern-murder/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:48:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Paul http://www.365gay.com/news/life-sentence-for-gay-man-in-intern-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-34232 Paul Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:55:45 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4364#comment-34232 This is a tragic thing that should never happen, you have to also consider a society that makes people turn to drugs as they can't come to terms with their sexuality. This is a tragic thing that should never happen, you have to also consider a society that makes people turn to drugs as they can’t come to terms with their sexuality.

]]> By: Phil http://www.365gay.com/news/life-sentence-for-gay-man-in-intern-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-33122 Phil Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:47:03 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4364#comment-33122 Why do some members of the gay community insist on blaming everything on homophobia? This appears to be a selfish act committed by a self-centered, hedonistic individual who lacks a conscience, and there are too many individuals like Smithson in the gay scene. I worked as a reporter and editor for a gay newspaper for six and a half years, and I observed and reported on countless incidents of financial scams, violence, and other anti-social behavior that mostly involved gays victimizing other gay people. It seems that some gay people believe that since they don't follow mainstream society's rules regarding sexuality, they don't have to follow any of society's rules. I became increasingly disillusioned with the selfish, rude behavior that seems to pervade the gay scene. So stop using homophobia as a convenient excuse for everything. Why do some members of the gay community insist on blaming everything on homophobia? This appears to be a selfish act committed by a self-centered, hedonistic individual who lacks a conscience, and there are too many individuals like Smithson in the gay scene. I worked as a reporter and editor for a gay newspaper for six and a half years, and I observed and reported on countless incidents of financial scams, violence, and other anti-social behavior that mostly involved gays victimizing other gay people. It seems that some gay people believe that since they don’t follow mainstream society’s rules regarding sexuality, they don’t have to follow any of society’s rules.
I became increasingly disillusioned with the selfish, rude behavior that seems to pervade the gay scene. So stop using homophobia as a convenient excuse for everything.

]]> By: Tom N-V http://www.365gay.com/news/life-sentence-for-gay-man-in-intern-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-33111 Tom N-V Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:19:09 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4364#comment-33111 Lots of sick strait people out there too. Someone who is gay and good with websites should do a website called "a man and a woman" and have a list of all the really f-uped things that married strait people do. Especailly the ones that have kids. Or statistics that show we are no more or less messed up than the rest of the population... But I do know that shame can have a very bad effect on people. Tom in Long Beach Lots of sick strait people out there too.

Someone who is gay and good with websites should do a website called “a man and a woman” and have a list of all the really f-uped things that married strait people do. Especailly the ones that have kids. Or statistics that show we are no more or less messed up than the rest of the population…

But I do know that shame can have a very bad effect on people.

Tom in Long Beach

]]> By: Erik http://www.365gay.com/news/life-sentence-for-gay-man-in-intern-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-33101 Erik Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:47:53 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4364#comment-33101 It's things like this that give our enemies ammunition to use against us. Come on homos - get with it! It’s things like this that give our enemies ammunition to use against us. Come on homos – get with it!

]]> By: Warren http://www.365gay.com/news/life-sentence-for-gay-man-in-intern-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-32561 Warren Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:35:56 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4364#comment-32561 Rape is rape regardless of your story or sexual preference. And this was premeditated on top of it. If he wanted willing sex we all know there are a zillion options. That is not what he wanted clearly. Rape is rape regardless of your story or sexual preference. And this was premeditated on top of it. If he wanted willing sex we all know there are a zillion options. That is not what he wanted clearly.

]]> By: David http://www.365gay.com/news/life-sentence-for-gay-man-in-intern-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-32540 David Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:33:27 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4364#comment-32540 This is a horrible crime and very sad for the family. The article said that Smithson was emotionally unstable because of his drug use. Did it even dawn on the writer of this article that Smithson became unstable not necessarily of the drugs themselves; but because of his use to self-medicate to ease the battle of the internal and external homophobia that our ignorant society wages against us. This is never an excuse for murder but as a society we need to start looking at how homophobia impacts certain criminal behavior within our community and how we can work as a society to help avoid it. This is a horrible crime and very sad for the family. The article said that Smithson was emotionally unstable because of his drug use. Did it even dawn on the writer of this article that Smithson became unstable not necessarily of the drugs themselves; but because of his use to self-medicate to ease the battle of the internal and external homophobia that our ignorant society wages against us. This is never an excuse for murder but as a society we need to start looking at how homophobia impacts certain criminal behavior within our community and how we can work as a society to help avoid it.

]]> By: Kerry http://www.365gay.com/news/life-sentence-for-gay-man-in-intern-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-32526 Kerry Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:13:53 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4364#comment-32526 I could never see myself going to this extreme just for some hot sex.I see gorgeous men everyday,that I would even pay for,but the fantasy ends there. I could never see myself going to this extreme just for some hot sex.I see gorgeous men everyday,that I would even pay for,but the fantasy ends there.

]]> By: Morgan http://www.365gay.com/news/life-sentence-for-gay-man-in-intern-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-32479 Morgan Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:41:05 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4364#comment-32479 Sad, the life of a trusting young man cut short. He likely was full of promise on the way to doing great things with his life. His parents' pride and joy. The lives of two men lost, One dead and the other in jail for life. What a senseless tragedy. Especially for the young man's family. No way ever to make that right for anyone. Even if there were an execution for the killer. The young man can never be brought back to life. That's it. Very Sad. Sad, the life of a trusting young man cut short. He likely was full of promise on the way to doing great things with his life. His parents’ pride and joy.
The lives of two men lost, One dead and the other in jail for life. What a senseless tragedy. Especially for the young man’s family. No way ever to make that right for anyone. Even if there were an execution for the killer. The young man can never be brought back to life. That’s it. Very Sad.

]]> By: TANK http://www.365gay.com/news/life-sentence-for-gay-man-in-intern-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-32474 TANK Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:19:15 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4364#comment-32474 Well, yeah. Obviously, tiger...it's a broken system that is just as irrationally bigoted as the people of this country. But we don't know the sexual orientation of the victim here. And no death penalty? This is america, damnit! If I wanted killers to not get the death penalty, I'd move someplace else. Well, yeah. Obviously, tiger…it’s a broken system that is just as irrationally bigoted as the people of this country. But we don’t know the sexual orientation of the victim here. And no death penalty? This is america, damnit! If I wanted killers to not get the death penalty, I’d move someplace else.

]]> By: AlexH http://www.365gay.com/news/life-sentence-for-gay-man-in-intern-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-32471 AlexH Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:10:37 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4364#comment-32471 Hiding the body in the basement? Didn't he think that it would start to decompose? That would put a damper on his crystal-sex parities wouldn't it? Hiding the body in the basement? Didn’t he think that it would start to decompose? That would put a damper on his crystal-sex parities wouldn’t it?

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