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It’s still a big freakin’ mystery figuring out what, exactly, happened to Kentucky’s Cheyenne Williams, who was attacked by three classmates, who she’s known since sixth grade and was supposedly friends with, and who allegedly tried pushing her off a cliff. That the attack happened on National Coming Out Day raises concerns about whether the assault had to do with Williams’ sexuality (she’s been out for years, reports say) — or, the new theory from police, it was just a prank that went too far. Uh….?
We weren’t there. We don’t know what happened. But a “prank gone too far” seems like a terribly easy way to explain all this.
Williams’ mother says her daughter is staying home from school for the rest of the year; she has enough credits to graduate, and even if the three girls are suspended or expelled, their friends will still be walking the hallways every day, giving Cheyenne reason to be fearful.
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Oh, here’s Flat Lick Falls, where the incident took place:
hephaestion
“Williams’ mother says he daughter”
“prank that went to far.”
Does no one proofread stories at Queerty??
AlwaysGay
Typical. The heterosexual police believe everything the heterosexual girls said because they don’t care about gay people and don’t want one of their own to get severe punishment for attempted murder of a “lowly” gay person.
riese
i think national coming out day is in october, the attempted murder happened on the day of silence… which I think makes it even more ominous, considering that the point of the day of silence is to raise awareness about bullying of GLBT teens.
gina
http://skipthemakeup.blogspot.com/2010/04/medias-discomfort-with-h-word.html
Bill Perdue
These three should get life without the possibility of parole, and so should their parents.
LGBT legal groups should sue to confiscate the assets of the cults they belong to and compensate Williams and other victims of christian bullies.
Rick H
I find it interesting that the investigating officer was quick to point out that this was not a hate crime and in the next sentence, “We’re still collecting evidence.” How can he so easily rule out hate crime when all the evidence is not in?
Latebrosus
Gay-oriented attack or not, teenage girls can be unspeakably mean to each other. Neither alleged cause excuses their murderous intent in any way, however.
Brian T.
The Kentucky Equality Federation has hired lawyers to get this case rightfully categorized as a hate crime.
kirby
murderous attempt my ass!!! that cliff is tiny and it’s into water!!!!