Man Beats Gay Man with 'Yes on 8' Lawn Sign

Prop 8 crimeThe suspect and the victim's stories differ, but one fact remains: an openly gay man was attacked with a "Yes on 8" sign. Prop 8, which seeks to eliminate gay marriage in California on next week's ballot, is the most contentious and watched ballot initiative across the country. 23-year-old Joseph Strom is due in Torrance Superior Court today for the Sunday night attack that sent the 22-year-old victim to the hospital with a inch long gash on his head.

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Good show Joseph Strom. Beating someone you disagree with really shows maturity and the true justness of your cause.

*big big eyeroll here*

this is a terrible way to show what the Yes and No movement is all about...

i bet if someone put that post up that douchebag strom's butt, he'd like it

At first when I read this, I thought it was a gay supporter of Prop 8 who got beat up, not a guy who literally got beat up with a "Yes on 8" sign.

But for me, the most amusing thing about this is that I went to high school with Joe Storm (albeit for one year) because if I remember correctly, he got kicked out of my high school sometime junior year, after being kicked out of another Torrance high school the previous year.

Doesn't surprise me that this guy would so such a thing.

Man, people are literal in these post-9/11 days! Actual gay bashing w/ a Yes on 8 lawn sign. Hope the victim makes a full and speedy recovery. You suck, Joseph Strom!

the story told by the assailant is hilarious:

Storm, however, told officers after his Monday night arrest that he saw the victim hold up his middle finger toward the sign, then pull it out of the lawn and throw it in the street, Wilson said.

Storm said he didn't know what the sign said, but got angry because the other man was littering, which is why he assaulted him, Wilson added.

5 bucks says that next, he argues that the victim carved "gaf" on the right side of his own face.

Causecast made this video on Harvey Milk to help raise awareness to say NO to Prop 8. Check it out!
http://www.causecast.org/video_queues/82/videos/2980-got-hope-harvey-milk

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