Thanks for sharing this Mark. As the article points out, not a lot of coverage of this story. There are plenty more just like this one.
On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 11:42 PM, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]>wrote: > Back in 1998 when a 21-year-old homosexual man was brutally murdered > in Wyoming, the media was unrestrained in its coverage. On the other > hand, little national coverage has been provided over the rape and > murder of a 13-year-old in Arkansas by two homosexual men. Both cases > are horrendous. What seems evident, however, that the media wants > spotlight crimes against gays and downplay crimes by gays. > > > His parents thought he was working as a hair stylist on weekends. > But when Prairie Grove, Ark., police responded to a 911 emergency call > at 5 a.m. Sept. 26, they found 13-year-old Jesse Dirkhising on the > floor, unconscious, near death, one of his wrists bound with duct > tape. > > A half-hour later, he was pronounced dead at St. Mary's Hospital in > Roger. > > A police investigation determined young Jesse was repeatedly raped > over a period of hours, including with foreign objects. While enduring > this ordeal, his ankles, knees and wrists were bound in duct tape and > he was gagged and blindfolded. He was tied to a mattress. He may have > been drugged, police say. A sedative called amitryptiline was found in > the home of two men -- Joshua Brown, 22, and David Don Carpenter, 38 > -- along with Jesse's body. > > There were other drugs, too -- and items commonly used in sexual > bondage. Apparently the boy was left bound and gagged after the last > rape, while his attackers went to get a sandwich to eat. > > The cops say two men raped Jesse at least six times. Brown and > Carpenter have each been charged with six counts of rape and capital > murder. Hearings in their case are set for Dec. 8 and Jan. 13-14. The > trial is scheduled for April 10. > > Just another brutal local crime, you say? Why is Farah recounting a > police blotter story from Arkansas? I don't know. Something bothers me > about this story. It ought to bother us. > > It was big news in Northwest Arkansas, but the story of Jesse > Dirkhising hasn't made a ripple in the national news. I wonder why? I > wonder if it's because the victim is not a part of some politically > protected sub-group, a special class deserving of extra government > privileges? I wonder if it is because the suspects are, indeed, > members of such a group. > > Remember how the nation stood riveted to the details of a hideous > murder that took place in Wyoming when a homosexual was tortured to > death? Never mind that the crime had little or nothing to do with the > victim's sexual proclivities. Uh-uh. That didn't matter. This was a > hate crime. New laws were needed. New brainwashing programs must be > introduced into the schools. New sensitivity outreach projects were > required by all media outlets. Bill Clinton sounded off. Janet Reno > chimed in. > > And then there was Jesse Dirkhising. There was no hand wringing, no > candlelight marches, no national news coverage for the 13-year-old > victim of homosexual rape and murder. No presidential proclamations -- > even though the heinous crime took place in his home state. > > Brown and Carpenter have pleaded not guilty to all charges, by the > way. When police got to their home that morning, they were met by a > very upset Carpenter, who repeatedly told the cops, "He's not > breathing." When police asked about the duct tape, Brown told the > officers they were "just playing a game." When questioned further, > Brown allegedly assaulted one of the officers. It was only then that > he was arrested. > > Apparently the affidavit recounting the crime was so gruesome that > parts of it were sealed to protect the defendants' right to a fair > trial. During a hearing in Bentonville, Carpenter read details of the > complaint against him. As he read, Carpenter repeatedly shook his head > and muttered, "No." Meanwhile, members of Jesse Dirkhising's family > sat weeping, while his mother clutched a teddy bear and a photograph > of her son. > > "No one deserves to lose a child in this manner," said prosecuting > attorney Brad Butler. > > That is true. But somebody did. Jesse Dirkhising was brutally raped, > tortured and murdered -- for fun, for thrills, for the hell of it, > because it felt good, maybe even because a certain politically > protected lifestyle has been elevated to virtual sainthood. > > I don't expect to hear Bill Clinton or Janet Reno weigh in on this > one. It just wouldn't be appropriate. It might offend their core > constituency. After all, 13-year-old boys don't vote anyway. They > don't contribute to political campaigns. They don't march and demand > special rights. > > But, in case anyone else is concerned, a fund has been established to > assist the family of Jesse Dirkhising with funeral and related > expenses. Donations may be made to Memorial Trust for Jesse, account > number 600054043, at any Community Bank in the Elkins or Prairie > Grove, Ark., area. Cards may be sent to the family care of the Benton > County Prosecutor's Office, 100 N.E. A Street, Bentonville, Ark., > 72712 > > God bless this little one. May he rest in peace. And may his > tormentors rot in Hell. > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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