News Roundup for July 5, 2011
The trial of a California teen in 2008 begins today. Brandon McInerney, 17, allegedly shot and killed Larry King, 15, in class after a long history of bullying and fights over King鈥檚 sexual orientation. A search of McInerney鈥檚 bedroom revealed white supremacist literature in his possession. LGBT people are by far the group for violent hate crimes.
Colorado Springs police are a possible anti-gay hate crime. A group of individuals, including two soldiers, were allegedly beaten by a group of African-American men who shouted racial and anti-gay slurs.
A North Carolina preacher to 18 months probation for stalking a local abortion doctor. The charges came after Rev. passed out 鈥渨anted鈥� posters of the physician with his name and photo on it, causing the doctor to fear for his life and safety.
A Wisconsin survivalist is once again after getting out of prison for attempting to create a biological weapon. Denys Ray Hughes, 64, failed to report to a halfway house after being recently released for attempting to make the toxin ricin.
The antigovernment 鈥淧atriot group鈥� We the People held its over the July 4 weekend, reportedly attracting nearly 1,000 conservatives and Tea Party activists. Included among the speakers was John McManus, president of the John Birch Society, and former Democratic strategist Dick Morris.
