Sunday, 2 April 2017

Berkeley Resident Stabs Teacher to Death for Misusing Pronouns

quote [ BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Pablo Gomez Jr. was a University of California, Berkeley, senior majoring in Latino studies and a prominent campus activist when authorities say he stabbed to death a popular elementary-school teacher.

Soon, the crime that police described as "very brutal and unusual" in a city that reported just two homicides last year was sucked up into the debate over gender identity when it was reported that Gomez preferred to be called "they" rather than "he." ]

My uncle was shot in the head and murdered by his transsexual lover. I have very little sympathy for their 'plight.' Full article in the extended since so many of you only trust "reputable" sources like HuffPo or NYT.

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Pablo Gomez Jr. was a University of California, Berkeley, senior majoring in Latino studies and a prominent campus activist when authorities say he stabbed to death a popular elementary-school teacher.

Soon, the crime that police described as "very brutal and unusual" in a city that reported just two homicides last year was sucked up into the debate over gender identity when it was reported that Gomez preferred to be called "they" rather than "he."

Even in famously liberal Berkeley, with its long history of protest, the uproar came as a surprise, overwhelming the online news site, www.berkeleyside.com, that first reported on Gomez's preference.

"I didn't see it as something that would anger anyone," reporter Emilie Raguso said.

After Raguso's report, conservative commentator Ann Coulter ridiculed the pronoun change and mocked Gomez's activist background. Breitbart.com and other conservative political websites picked up the story.

On the university campus, where the debate over nontraditional pronouns has simmered, some students said Gomez's case is different.

"I think you give away your right to make a demand like that when you are arrested for killing somebody," said junior Jonothan Chow, a member of the College Republicans.

Representatives of UC Berkeley's Gender Equity Resource Center, where Gomez was a member, declined requests to comment on the controversy, as did other gay rights activist groups in Berkeley.

Victim Emile Inman, a 27-year-old native of France, was found in her home in January with a "We Stand with Standing Rock" sign in the front window she shared with other young roommates a few miles from campus.

Hours earlier on Jan. 6, police found Kiana Schmitt, 24, seriously injured outside an apartment just north of campus. Police have declined to say how Schmitt was connected to Gomez.

Gomez was arrested Jan. 7 at a Burbank hospital near the Southern California home of Gomez's parents. Gomez is being held in jail and is accused of killing Inman and assaulting Schmitt.

A young woman who answered the door this week at Inman's home declined to comment, and her family also has refused requests from The Associated Press and other media to comment on her death.

Gomez's attorney, George Arroyo, declined to comment and Gomez's parents did not respond to email requests for comment. Their telephone listing in Los Angeles appears disconnected.

The judge in the case ordered a mental health evaluation after Gomez was removed from a Feb. 1 court hearing to enter a plea to charges of murder, attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and robbery.

Deputies led a kicking and screaming Gomez from the courtroom after a brief meeting with Arroyo.
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[by Ussmak@10:01pmGMT]

Comments

dolemite said @ 10:56pm GMT on 2nd Apr [Score:2 Funny]
Your uncle was shot in the head AND murdered? That's terrible. I doubt I could handle either of those things. How's he doing?
arrowhen said @ 10:59pm GMT on 2nd Apr [Score:2]
How's THEY doing!
sanepride said @ 11:02pm GMT on 2nd Apr [Score:2 Informative]
No he didn't stab anyone over pronouns.
The article from Berkeleyside.
Apparently it was a botched robbery. So in the original article they (Berkeleyside) referred to him with his preferred choice of pronouns, 'they', giving the right-wing media an aneurgasm, leading to bullshit stories like this.
In the current version they seem to have replaced pronouns with the guys' name, which seems a reasonable solution.
Bleb said @ 10:45pm GMT on 2nd Apr [Score:1 Underrated]
"Berkeley Resident Stabs Teacher to Death for Misusing Pronouns"

Nowhere in the article you posted does anyone even remotely suggest this.

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steele said[1] @ 11:01pm GMT on 2nd Apr [Score:2]
Just a friendly reminder that gold subscribers get a custom mod they become the keeper of. ;)
foobar said @ 12:24am GMT on 3rd Apr
Why'd you disable upfront payments?
steele said @ 12:43am GMT on 3rd Apr [Score:1 WTF]
It's temporary. They mess with my student loan payment relief applications. No matter how many times I've tried to assure them that they are one time payments, Navient treats them as recurring income. I'll have them turned back on this summer.
arrowhen said[1] @ 10:50pm GMT on 2nd Apr [Score:1 Sad]
My uncle choked on a bag of dicks, so I have very little sympathy for their "plight".
ubie said @ 10:30pm GMT on 2nd Apr
What the fuck did I just read? I went over it three times and seriously have no idea what the hell they're talking about? What uproar, who was 'uproaring' and why exactly? None of this is made even remotely clear.
Hugh E. said @ 11:21pm GMT on 2nd Apr
This write-up surpasses "word salad" and becomes a whole right-wing bias buffet.
Bleb said @ 11:28pm GMT on 2nd Apr
btw the victim had a "We Stand with Standing Rock" sign in her front window, because sjw cuck triggered snowflakes.
captainstubing said @ 10:49pm GMT on 2nd Apr
I think we just got a big piece of the Ussmak puzzle.
SnappyNipples said @ 10:53pm GMT on 2nd Apr
Its like a phonetic stereogram the brain just cannot latch on to it.
mechanical contrivance said @ 1:41pm GMT on 3rd Apr
What kind of a job can someone get with a degree in Latino studies?

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