So, a guy walks into a bar with an axe and a handgun. He goes up to the bartender and asks "is this a gay bar?", and then starts attacking people. The bad news - he seriously injured 3 people. The good news is that (so far) nobody has died of their injuries.
Fortunately for the rest of the world, he's dead now - and presumably he never had a chance to add his genes to the gene pool. (Making him a contender for a Darwin Award)
While we'll never know for sure what made this idiot tick, I'd have to say that the question he asked the bartender is a pretty good clue. Yes, the perpetrator was "young and stupid" - most people at the age of 18 are.
Incidents like this are among the reasons that I get so annoyed with the half-baked "facts" that organizations like Focus on the Family, American Family Association, NARTH and Lifesite spew. Whether they realize it or not, their "anti-gay" propaganda stirs the pot, and gives knuckle-draggers like Robida the self-justification to commit the crimes they do.
Bigotry, no matter how you look at it, is the ugly underbelly of human society. Right now, three people lie in hospital as a result of his ignorance, a police officer's family grieves the loss of their father and mate, and yet another family grieves the loss of their daughter - all at Robida's hands.
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