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Originally Posted by Hektore
Woah, I never meant to say it was ok or that I even remotely agreed with the way things are or that it serves and worthwhile function, only that it is simply the way things are. I'm saying that at 17 your world revolves around cultural norms. In this case what he is doing is simply working within a subcultural norm, and while we sit here and say its wrong because it is, he may not have really thought about that possibility, so you shouldn't be grabbing your pitchforks and torches quite yet.
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If you don't agree with the way things are....why wouldn't you want to set a standard that changed what was happening?
If the cultural norms are wrong...then call them wrong and confront them. That this assailent was part of a culture that tolerates homophobic violence, then that means i want to confront the assailent, the assailants actions, and the assailant's culture.
There's no excuse under the law for "it's what we do."