Suspect In Gay Attack Claims Victim Threated To Out Him On FaceBook

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A social media campaign is urging the District Attorney in Corinth, Mississippi to investigate a possible hate crime after a gay man was violently beaten at a Walmart parking lot.

Corinth Police Chief Ralph Dance told WTVA that 23-year-old James David Scott assaulted 26-year-old Devin Norman at around 1 p.m. on Friday over a Facebook post that Dance called “apparently s-xual in nature.”

 

Norman claims Scott beat him because of his s-xual orientation. Witnesses say Scott had called him a “*******” during the confrontation. Witnesses also saw Scott kick Norman in the face six or seven times, leaving the victim with serious facial injuries including a broken cheekbone.

[James David Scott, 23, of Tishomingo County]

RawStory adds:

Sources close to Norman told WMC that he had threatened to “out” Scott with private text messages and photos that the two men had shared with each other.

But Norman insisted that he no longer had the photos.

“I was bluffing, hoping that he would back away from me because his body language was so threatening, and violence scares me,” he recalled.

Scott has now admitted he is in fact responsible for the attack, but said he was not motivated by Norman’s s-xual orientation.

Scott told WREG-TV he was a closeted bis-xual man before this incident happened and claimed Norman threatened to let people know he liked men.

“When he turned on me, my first reaction was to protect myself, and it went too far,” Scott said.

“I cannot see how it could be a hate crime,” Scott told WREG. “I don’t even have an emotional hatred for him. The only thing I dislike about it was that he took something from me…I should have know better. I should have been more of an adult. I should have thought before I acted.”

Scott’s charges are likely to be upgraded from assault to aggravated assault after police found out the victim had broken bones.

“It’s my understanding of if it’s a hate crime it had to be based merely on the fact he was homos-xual,” Chief Dance said. “We don’t have that here.”

An FBI spokesperson issued the following statement:

“The FBI has been made aware of the allegations surrounding this incident, and appropriate investigative action is being taken to determine whether a violation of federal law has occurred.”

I don't know whom to belive

sorry if AP

if you wanna see Devin's beaten up face:

http://www.thegailygrind.com/2015/03/24/suspect-says-gay-man-violently-attacked-threatened-facebook/#.VRG2_pPX1O4.twitter

[VelmaDinkley 195]

OMG he really got brutally beaten  I had to ex it out because it was disturbing and he looks really depressed  Homophobics and racists need to extinct already  

[LePetitGAGABLover 21,234]

What a mess I can't believe things like this still happen.

[Kulture Kiari 3,433]

But this isn't a hate crime at all. It's your typical "ex lover" threatening to out you, when youre not ready at all." gone in an extreme way. I feel bad for the guy that got beaten up, but he should had never threatened the other guy when he was already angry. Either way, both sides seem to be lying and violence should had never been the answer.

[Luiz 4,253]

i guess the real hatred here is  scott's hatred of himself. 

[Serendipity 7,821]

i guess the real hatred here is  scott's hatred of himself. 

​scott's his surname, first name james

[ChicaSkas 24,038]

Please DONT post thread titles all in caps, ok? It's against the rules.

[Serendipity 7,821]

Please DONT post thread titles all in caps, ok? It's against the rules.

​thanks, i'll remember next time

[uo111 5,282]

He threatens to out him and then wants to stick him with a hate crime charge?

I hope this doesn't evolve into every time someone wrongs a gay person it's "because" they are gay.