BROOKLYN: 37 Years In Prison For Both Anti-Gay Hate Crime Killers
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The two victims were drunkenly walking home with their arms around each other in Brooklyn when the killers leaped out of their car screaming "faggots!" and anti-Hispanic slurs and began raining blows down on their heads with the bat. (Jose's brother survived.) Surveillance cameras caught the killers laughing and smiling minutes later as they drove through a toll booth. Aside from its repugnant nature, the case is notable because it brought together NYC's immigrant and LGBT communities in large joint protests. My favorite sign held by a young weeping lesbian read: "We Are ALL Jose!"
Labels: Brooklyn, hate crimes, Jose Sucuzhanay, justice, Keith Phoenix, murder, NYC