he wasnt charged with a hate crime but i'm satisfied with the outcome, once every blue moon the american justice system does the right thing, for the victims to be a a) black b) gay couple c) in the south i'm surprised the guy didn't just get house arrest (and a key to the city)
this happened a few years ago and the couple is black so i'm not sure how many of you knew or care but it's nice to wake up to some good news
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.e1aa4399eaf3
A jury has convicted an Atlanta truck driver accused of pouring boiling water over two gay men as the couple slept in February.
The jury deliberated for about 90 minutes Wednesday before finding Martin Blackwell guilty of eight counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated assault, according to the Associated Press.
Blackwell was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
The 48-year-old wasnt charged with a hate crime because Georgia is one of five states that do not have hate crime statutes. An FBI spokesman told Reuters that federal investigators are considering whether to charge Blackwell with a federal hate crime.
this happened a few years ago and the couple is black so i'm not sure how many of you knew or care but it's nice to wake up to some good news
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.e1aa4399eaf3
Quote:
A jury has convicted an Atlanta truck driver accused of pouring boiling water over two gay men as the couple slept in February.
The jury deliberated for about 90 minutes Wednesday before finding Martin Blackwell guilty of eight counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated assault, according to the Associated Press.
Blackwell was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
The 48-year-old wasnt charged with a hate crime because Georgia is one of five states that do not have hate crime statutes. An FBI spokesman told Reuters that federal investigators are considering whether to charge Blackwell with a federal hate crime.