#Trans man tortured for a month and murdered.
"So, I ask, does an executive order give permission to hate? The kind of hate that leads depraved people to murder? Yes, it could. So, I ask if we’ll see more of this madness. I think we will. I also ask, unlike prior administrations, will we see the DOJ jump in alongside NY State and open a federal hate crimes case? Will the FBI take the lead here? Don’t hold your breath. I’d be surprised if they did that now, maybe even ever again." #HateCrime #LGBTQ #extremism #Trump https://substack.com/@frankfigliuzzi709507/note/c-93927519
SubstackFrank Figliuzzi on SubstackFive people have been arrested in NY for the prolonged torture and murder of a trans man from Minnesota. The victim came to NY to meet an on-line friend. Instead they met their death. A 25 year NY police official said it was the most depraved crime she has seen. What are we to make of this? Well, when a new President quickly signs an executive order pronouncing there are only two genders, we must ask ourselves some questions. I’m a security analyst, so I ask different questions than most. I don’t ask political questions, like “Did democrats spend too much time focusing on the rights of a tiny fraction of our population?” That’s not my question to ask, though I know that when you stop talking about the rights of the vulnerable, everyone begins to lose their rights. For a portion of my FBI career, I supervised civil rights and hate crimes cases in northern California. I know that hate can kill. I’ve seen it. And today, we’re seeing it again. So, I ask, what are the root causes of the kind of hate that leads people to not only kill, but to torture for a MONTH, a trans man who simply wants to live their life? Certainly, this victim, Sam, was a fellow human being with rights. These rights are protected by law - at least for now, at least in New York State. People need permission to hate. Hate doesn’t come naturally to us as children. So, I ask, does an executive order give permission to hate? The kind of hate that leads depraved people to murder? Yes, it could. So, I ask if we’ll see more of this madness. I think we will. I also ask, unlike prior administrations, will we see the DOJ jump in alongside NY State and open a federal hate crimes case? Will the FBI take the lead here? Don’t hold your breath. I’d be surprised if they did that now, maybe even ever again. Will civil rights cases even be opened anymore? AG Pam Bondi has strongly hinted that civil rights cases need to be opened when Whites are discriminated against. Sure, discrimination is discrimination. But Whites aren’t the most vulnerable amongst us, are they? I also ask, will we now see a new civil rights map? A map where only certain states will take the torture and murder of a trans person seriously enough to maintain their hate crime laws against this, to call it what it is? Will their be hate crime laws anymore? Or will see a migration of fear, where people like Sam, and larger groups who are vulnerable, decide to move to safer places. But now, I must ask, we all must ask, will there be any safe places left? https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/15/transgender-sam-nordquist-murder-arrest/
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