News: Christian shoots trans woman in the face in Indiana

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Christian extremist shoots trans woman in the face — but in Pence’s Indiana it’s not a hate crime

When is a hate crime not a hate crime? If it happens in vice presidential nominee Mike Pence’s state of Indiana, it cannot be a hate crime: Indiana does not have a hate crimes statute. So, for Crystal Cash, a transgender woman who was shot in the face, police will not be pursuing hate crime charges against the man who Cash alleges shouted an anti-gay slur at her before shooting her.

Cash, 55, is currently unable to speak after being shot in the face at her Perfect You Permanent Cosmetics shop in Evansville last week.

The case has been complicated by the police — who have implied that Cash is a prostitute — and by whether her assailant, identified as Gerald Duane Lewis (AKA Gadiell Ben Israel), belongs to an organization identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as a hate group.

The SPLC identifies Lewis/Israel’s church as violently anti-Semitic and anti-LGBT. The Israel United in Christ Church, on its Tumblr page, denounces interracial marriage as a sin and an abomination, and also commands its followers not to vote. In recent posts, it commented upon a recent house fire that killed seven children that it was a lesson to be learned about “defiling the sabbath.” The organization posted a note on its website denying that Lewis was a current member of the group.

According to Courier news reports, there was initial confusion after the events as police reported that a “man” had been shot. Cash was able to describe the suspect in writing, whom she said was wearing an “Israeli-Christian” tee shirt. Lewis/Israel is being held on $5 million bond/$500,000 cash for attempted murder, robbery, and carrying a handgun without a permit. The suspect was arrested with a 9mm in his possession.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/chri...-a-hate-crime/

blackbeatxx

blackbeatxx

"Lewis/Israel's church as violently anti-semitic"
wait...

americanlife

what's wrong with this world...

DayFusion

I am disgusted.

Harly

There's a difference between a christian and an Israeli- Christian.

h.u.r.r.i.c.a.n.e

wtf. I can't believe I used to live in Indiana.

blackbeatxx

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Originally posted by Harly

There's a difference between a christian and an Israeli- Christian.

you're right. just looked weird

The Unforgiving

It's not a hate crime? Then wtf is this?

h.u.r.r.i.c.a.n.e

And I can't believe the police are twisting this

K$Ellie

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According to Courier news reports, there was initial confusion after the events as police reported that a “man” had been shot.

Wtf is this

How is it not a hate crime?

Adonis

Awful!!!

reesedelrey

A true Christian wouldn't commit murder. Hope he enjoys hell

Iris

MileysusSlayrus

disgusting. RIP. this man is absolutly NOT a christian.

Shizuka

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Originally posted by MileysusSlayrus

disgusting. RIP. this man is absolutly NOT a christian.

She isn't dead but has a broken jaw and can't speak.

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Hope she recovers as best she can, that man is disgusting.

Hmm @ this talk about her being a prostitute as if that has anything to do with the fact a man tried to kill her, plus her brother says it's a lie. Trying to paint the victim in a bad light.

Matthew

Quietly waiting for your next anti-Christian thread

Oxygen

Mekitor

He is surely ugly!! Yikes!

Black Separatist Suspect Identified in Shooting of Transgender Woman

poor trans woman

Mekitor

"No Rice, no Spice, no White, No Trans, No Gay"

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