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Montana backflips on homophobia..

Steve

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Joseph Baken, Montana Gay Man, Beaten Outside Club On His Birthday

A Montana-based gay man's birthday celebration turned ugly after he was allegedly beaten by at least three people in an attack he believes was motivated by his sexual orientation.

Missoulian reports that the 22-year-old man told police he asked patrons at the Missoula Club about the location of a nearby gay bar. After someone asked him to step outside for a cigarette, the man said he was hit by someone, and then two more people joined in.

The "Wipe Out Homophobia" Facebook page identifies the alleged victim only as "Joseph," and says that the assailants hurled anti-gay epithets like "faggot" at him during the attack. "Nobody deserves this, especially not just because of your sexuality," the group's organizers wrote in their post.

Police say Joseph reported the attack three hours after it happened, and had no serious injuries. Officers are investigating the attack as a misdemeanor, according to KAJ18.

Meanwhile, Missoulian notes that an event called "Proposition Gay Downtown Missoula Pub Crawl" is being organized in response to the attack on Aug. 31. “We are encouraging gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual people (and their straight friends) to show up en masse at any and all Missoula downtown bars on Friday, August 31, to raise awareness while having a rockin’ good time!” the publication cites the group’s Facebook post as saying.

What an utterly biased and hate filled community this is.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/07/missoula-montana-gay-man-attack-_n_1751598.html
 

Steve

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oops.. turn out the guys wasn't attacked by a bunch of racist rednecks after all

A 22-year-old man who claimed he was badly beaten outside a downtown Missoula, Mont., bar because he is gay actually sustained his facial injuries trying to do a backflip on a sidewalk, police say.

Joseph Baken, 22-year-old Montana man, admits gay-bashing attack was hoax

On Tuesday, Baken pleaded guilty in Missoula Municipal Court to the false report charge. He was given a 180-day suspended jail sentence and fined $300, according to the Independent.

Baken initially reported to police that he was attacked early Sunday morning by three men outside the Missoula Club, where he said he had gone to celebrate his 22nd birthday, after asking patrons about the location of a gay bar, according to local media reports.

Pictures of his badly bruised face quickly circulated on the Internet and were displayed on the Wipe Out Homophobia Facebook page and other sites. Gay-rights activists expressed outrage at what they thought was a gay-bashing hate crime

But Baken’s story began to fall apart after the Independent and the Missoula Police Department obtained what appears to be cellphone video footage that shows Baken trying to do a backflip on a sidewalk in Missoula. He falls short during the landing, smacking his face against the sidewalk.

“Video evidence taken by unidentified sources was examined and demonstrates that Joseph Baken caused injury to himself by attempting a backward somersault and striking his head on the sidewalk at about 2:30 AM on Higgins Avenue,” Lt. Scott Brodie said in a statement.

“Joseph Baken was contacted by Missoula police detectives and during a subsequent interview he admitted that the alleged assault against him did not occur as it was reported,” Brodie said.

The decision to charge Baken with filing a false report “was due in part to the sense of fear and anger that quickly developed after Baken had identified a specific business and possible suspects in his allegations,” Brodie said.

to see the tape before it is put on a reality show..

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/09/13200929-joseph-baken-22-year-old-montana-man-admits-gay-bashing-attack-was-hoax?lite

the guy does a serious face plant on the curb.. it should fit in nicely in a dumbest stuff reality show... but wrecks havoc on the liberals plans for more laws..

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gearhead

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Typical democrap liberal blame someone else for his own BS. The part I don't get is the suspended sentence. He should do time for the uproar that he caused. The hate he perpetuated and tried to pin on innocent. Typical of the left.
 
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