Friday, February 07, 2020

Justice Is Served

But it can never really be served because of the damage done to the victim. No matter how much jail time or fines leveled they can never undo the psychological trauma and the physical injuries do to the victims of hate crimes.
A man beat a transgender woman for using the correct bathroom -- the women's. Now he's guilty of a hate crime
CNN
By Amanda Watts and Scottie Andrew,
February 1, 2020

(CNN)A man who beat a transgender woman for using the women's restroom was found guilty of a hate crime.

Fred Constanza was convicted in an Oregon court for first-degree bias crime, second-degree assault and harassment for the August attack on Lauren Jackson, a transgender woman.

Jackson was visiting Agate State Beach Park near Newport, Oregon, on the day of the attack. She stopped to use the women's restroom -- and that's when Costanza walked over 100 yards across the park to confront her, multiple witnesses told Newport police.

Costanza hit Jackson 10 times, police said. She told them he was holding her hair back to prevent her from escaping.

Newport police found Jackson bleeding from her face with a broken jaw after Constanza had fled the scene. He was arrested later that day.
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A week after his trial began on January 22, a jury found him guilty on three counts.
Lets stop the hate before it becomes violent.


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