Democratic donor targets gay black men, has ties to politically powerful

[Gagaloo911 12,959]

Democratic donor Ed Buck is taken into custody Tuesday night in West Hollywood. 

His neighbors had been alerting Cannick, a political consultant and activist for the black LGBTQ community, about comings and goings at the location after two gay black men in less than two years died of drug overdoses in the influential Democratic donor’s home.

 

Buck’s arrest Tuesday, about a week after a third man overdosed in his apartment, was grim vindication for the black LGBTQ community, which has crusaded for more than two years to hold him accountable, even in the face of what some said was silence by many Democrats and LGBTQ activists in West Hollywood.

 

Buck is accused of operating a drug house, with prosecutors alleging he lured in vulnerable men with money and shelter, then injected them with methamphetamine for sexual gratification. In the latest case, a 37-year-old man survived, but prosecutors say in court papers that Buck is still a suspect in the two overdose deaths.

“He should’ve been arrested after the first time…. I think the message that was sent was young gay black men don’t count,”Rep. Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) told The Times. “I think if he had been victimizing young white men, there would’ve been an outrage.”

After Dean’s death, a neighbor observed black men going into Buck’s building two or three times a week, sometimes more, often at late hours. The neighbor, who asked not to be identified because of safety concerns, contacted Cannick with the information.

"I literally felt an obligation to be eyes and ears at all times,” the neighbor told The Times.

 

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-19/ed-buck-arrest-and-lgbtq-black-activism-in-west-hollywood?_amp=true

 

The fact that Democrats and LGBTQ activists appear to have helped protect this man after murdering two black gay men is disgraceful.

Not only is it yet ANOTHER case of wealthy people skirting the criminal justice system because they're friends with the politically powerful, but also another example of how black lives in this country don't seem to matter much. I'm absolutely appalled... 

[FABian 852]

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Praying for the victims 

🙏

 

[DC 25,164]

2 hours ago, FABian said:

 

Praying for the victims 

 

 

I think your emoji's might be broken 

[derpmonster 22,412]

Horrible people in every party, especially the traditional establishment ones.

He should be reprimanded, punished, and banned from exerting political influence (aka the DNC needs to officially disavow him).

[Altair 2,003]

Lets not get political alright? 

Hes white as is. And target gay black men. 

This is pure racism. 

[RAMROD 117,041]

Oh well.., rotten is everywhere. It is always about the better of two evils, isn't it?  

 

My Right Wing is flapping, the Left one is grey

Let's hear it for the kids but nothing they say

They gyrate and G-rate on Election Day

We got our A B C's

And our F U C K's 

We're all just stars and we're waiting

We're all just scarred and we're hating

We are all just stars on your burning flag

[RAMROD 117,041]

15 minutes ago, Altair said:

Lets not get political alright? 

You said that then proceed talking about racism, which contradict everything you typed initially, since racism is political issue too. 

[luckyanderson 379]

2 hours ago, ProjectJoanne said:

I think your emoji's might be broken 

I am ****ing crying!  

[FlopSlurper 34,336]

11 minutes ago, luckyanderson said:

I am ****ing crying!  

ma'am- are you 40 years old and happen to be on facebook because-