Four freshmen walking home from a party Friday night were violently attacked by three Colorado State University football players, reports 9News.
The football players had been yelling homophobic slurs at them from an SUV, and when one of the freshmen talked back, the CSU jocks got out of the car and started beating them very harshly.
Now, it doesn’t appear that any of the freshmen attacked were gay, but the coupling of senseless violence with gay slurs is still alarming.
The football team has suspended three players: Nordly Capi, Mike Orakpo and Colton Paulhus, but has not yet admitted that they were the attackers.
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Donny Gocha, the freshmen who was worst attacked, has been chronicling the story on his Facebook, posting a picture of himself the day after (right, with caption “I can literally barely see today”). He also acknowledged that other football players have come to him to apologize for the actions of their teammates and to say that they don’t want this to represent the rest of the CSU team:
Had a bunch of football players just come to my room and apologize for what happens [sic]. I agree it shouldn’t make the whole team look bad! Only if nothing was done then I’d be upset and that isn’t the case. Glad I have so many people who care though.
Spike
“…but has not yet admitted that they were the attackers.”
Well why did they suspend them? Bunch of thugs, once found guilty they should be kicked ou of the school and not allowed to play for any college football team. Of course if any of them are good USC will be the first giving them a second look.
Riker
@Spike: Because with an allegation that serious, it is prudent to suspend the suspects while the investigation is ongoing.
To put it another way, if a teacher was accused of having relations with a student, you would obviously suspend them while it was being investigated If it turns out the allegation was untrue, you can always return them to the classroom.
Continuum
Why haven’t the police arrested them?
Larry
plus two of them stabbed a fellow team mate on st patty’s day??? time to test for steroids and then a shrink
Belize
JayKay, my lover, would like you all to know that the gay slurs were said in the heat of the moment. Therefore, you liberal queens who go against his belief as a macho conservative beard-marrying queen, should not whine about it.
Bipolar Bear
This is a prime example of how homophobia actually affects *everyone* – not that we should have to wait until a straight person gets beaten up for being a “fag” before we take action – but given the state of our “what’s in it for me” society, it should give wider society some pause for thought about how they can all potentially be victims of anti-gay violence.
In New Zealand, two queer/straight alliances at high schools were actually started up by straight students with gay friends because they were caught up in the anti-gay bullying and wanted to make a safe space for everyone: http://bipolarbear.co.nz/2011/04/07/miracles-can-happen/
JayKKK
@Belize: Thanks my pookie for telling those whiny little liberal bitches how it is. I was too busy reading my Ann Coulter books for the twentieth time to do so myself. If only I wasn’t a godless sodomite, I’d marry her in a heartbeat. Kisses!
B
No. 3 · Continuum wrote, “Why haven’t the police arrested them?” The news article Queerty linked to stated, “CSU spokesman Mike Hooker on Sunday said university officials are coordinating with Fort Collins Police on an investigation.” The lack of an arrest is probably because the investigation is not complete.
The possible culprits were suspended from the football team, which is kind of meaningless since it isn’t football season. Maybe there is some sort of year-around practice or something.
Alexi3
They were suspended? What a harsh punishment in the off season. All of those GUILTY of this attack should be kicked out of the university. Anything less and we will all know with whom Colorado State’s sympathies really lie.
nick
theyre not gay
Clockwork
With a stabbing incident from 2 of the culprits: This coach is asleep on the job,
they need to get the Athletic Director involved to clean up whatever or whoever may
be on that team.
One good thing about the Penn State horror is universities will be more responsive to
criminal activity and investigation of players and staff at the first sign of trouble.
Nathan Babcock
@JayKKK: I can’t believe you can spew such hate and you aren’t fazed by the hate crimes, you need to treat eveyone with respect and dignity
Jacob
@jason: I’d flag your comment, but I’d rather every one to see what a giant prick you are.
Ok, ok
@jason: What a sad clown you are. No one even takes you seriously yet you keep posting thinking we care. Haha.
jason
And, yet, if it were white men attacking a black guy, you’d all be playing the race card. But because it’s two black men on a gay guy, one can’t point out that the alleged perpetrators are black. This just proves that you gay twits have surrendered to pro-black political correctness.
You may as well commit suicide the way you’re going.
Jacob
@jason: NONE of that makes ANY sense.
love
@Larry: ummmm Larry you are an idiot! a football player was stabbed by someone who does not play football. get your shit straight. not to mention the kids who got beat up yelled the homophobic slur back. this is not a hate crime and you know nothing. all you need to quit your bitching.
jacknasty
I really hate the business of sports and how school’s allow it to get in the way of their goals as educational institutions. I know sports brings in money but at what cost?
VJ
@Nathan Babcock: JayKKK is a satirical poster, you putz.
EvonCook
Now, this is where there should be a lawsuit big time. And American schools should stop being corrupted by the money in sports. They should put and keep studies foremost, and sports can be no more than a hobby. It is one of the earliest twisting and insidiously persistent distortions of the American male psyche and promotes our quantitative society over a far more qualitative one. It may make better soldiers, more brutal corporate execs and more fanatical religionists and republicans, but it makes for a much less humanistic, intelligent and caring society.