If this is really the way it went down (and who knows yet...), then I say we're all in trouble if we defend ourselves...
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-brf-gay-attack,0,3985579,print.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines
Man Charged With Killing Alleged Attacker
By Associated Press
November 8, 2005, 2:34 PM EST
PHILADELPHIA -- A young man was charged with stabbing to death one of four teenagers who allegedly attacked him and taunted him because he is gay.
Lucas Dawson, 21, is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the Oct. 29 death.
The four teens rushed the aspiring singer near his home after he crossed a street to avoid them, said his stepfather, David Dawson.
"One of them punched him in the mouth," David Dawson told the Philadelphia Daily News. "They knocked him to the ground. They kicked him. They stomped him. They called him faggot."
Lucas Dawson pulled out a small pocket knife and waved it at the teens to chase them away, David Dawson said. He then ran but was grabbed by Gerald Knight, 17, who was stabbed in the chest in a struggle, he said.
Lucas Dawson remains in jail in lieu of $30,000 bail. If convicted, he could face a maximum of 30 years in prison.
The day before the attack, Lucas Dawson had performed in front of the "American Idol" judges, his family said. He was cut after the third round.
Copyright 2005 Newsday Inc.
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-brf-gay-attack,0,3985579,print.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines
Man Charged With Killing Alleged Attacker
By Associated Press
November 8, 2005, 2:34 PM EST
PHILADELPHIA -- A young man was charged with stabbing to death one of four teenagers who allegedly attacked him and taunted him because he is gay.
Lucas Dawson, 21, is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the Oct. 29 death.
The four teens rushed the aspiring singer near his home after he crossed a street to avoid them, said his stepfather, David Dawson.
"One of them punched him in the mouth," David Dawson told the Philadelphia Daily News. "They knocked him to the ground. They kicked him. They stomped him. They called him faggot."
Lucas Dawson pulled out a small pocket knife and waved it at the teens to chase them away, David Dawson said. He then ran but was grabbed by Gerald Knight, 17, who was stabbed in the chest in a struggle, he said.
Lucas Dawson remains in jail in lieu of $30,000 bail. If convicted, he could face a maximum of 30 years in prison.
The day before the attack, Lucas Dawson had performed in front of the "American Idol" judges, his family said. He was cut after the third round.
Copyright 2005 Newsday Inc.