No he does not. Did you watch the video?yeah, here's a good example of an older guy who makes very inappropriate comments about 'jews'...
He's an anti-Zionist, not an anti-Semite.
No he does not. Did you watch the video?yeah, here's a good example of an older guy who makes very inappropriate comments about 'jews'...
No, I meant gen xYou may be referring to Gen Y, who are the less than 30 crowd. gen X are the 30 - 47 group. Boomers are north of 47.
Yeah??? I'm over 40 and smell better...I'm over 30 and I smell great. :thumb:
Student guilty of hate crimes for spying on gay roommate
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By Jonathan Allen and Aman Ali
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey | Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:14pm EDT
(Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student who used a computer webcam to spy on a sexual tryst of his roommate, who later committed suicide, was found guilty of hate crimes on Friday in a case that put a national spotlight on gay bullying.
Dharun Ravi, 20, faces 10 years in prison on the most serious charge of bias intimidation against Tyler Clementi, 18, who committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge three days after learning his gay encounter was seen by webcam.
Ravi, who invited others to watch the feed from the camera mounted on top of his computer, was not charged with causing Clementi's death.
Ravi, an Indian citizen who has lived most of his life in the United States, will be sentenced on May 21 and remains free on $25,000 bail after surrendering his passport. He faces possible deportation.
Some legal experts said the case elevated the abuse of social media from a common prank, as Ravi's lawyer argued, to criminal behavior.
"It's very important that the jury returned a guilty verdict on the bias crime. It sends a message and it has a deterrent effect on what kids do. It's really important to say, we're not tolerating this," said Susan Abraham, a professor at New York Law School.
Others called the verdict overreaching.
"It illustrates the dysfunction of hate crime laws that were passed with the idea that they would strike out against hate groups and neo-Nazi groups, and instead end up being used in these one-off kind of cases, where immature confused young people act in some way that evidences prejudice," said James Jacobs, a professor at New York University School of Law. Ravi was convicted for using the webcam to watch Clementi's dorm room encounter with a 30-year-old man, identified only as M.B., on September 19, 2010, and attempting to do the same when M.B. returned to the room on September 21, 2010, although he was thwarted when Clementi unplugged the computer.
He was found guilty of encouraging others to watch by accessing the webcam from their own computers, by talking to them in person, sending Internet instant messages and posting notes on his Twitter page including "Roommate asked for room till midnight. Went into Molly's room and turned on my webcam. I saw him making out with a dude. Yay."
GUILTY OF HATE CRIME
After 12 hours of deliberations over three days, the jury convicted Ravi on all 15 counts, including two counts of bias intimidation based on sexual orientation, which is a hate crime, invasion of privacy and tampering with evidence and witnesses.
Ravi covered his mouth with his hand and his eyes widened as the verdict was read in a courtroom in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
Juror Bruno Ferreira said it was "very difficult" to reach the guilty verdicts on the hate crime counts, which were tied to Ravi's efforts to twice use the webcam to spy on Clementi's with M.B.
"Thinking about it not being done once, being done twice, not just on one day," was what convinced the seven-woman, five-man panel, Ferreira said.
Prosecutor Julia McClure said she will consult the Clementi family and M.B. to determine what sentence she will ask Judge Glenn Berman to impose.
Victim statements are among the most important factors the judge will consider, legal experts say. "I wouldn't be surprised if the judge gave him a sentence of a year in jail, or six months or something like that. Now the symbolic point is made," Jacobs said.
Clementi's family in March 2011, before a grand jury indictment elevated the incident to a hate crime, released a statement saying Ravi should not receive "harsh punishment."
After the verdict, Tyler's father Joe Clementi, at a news conference with his wife and son James, who is gay, said, "The trial was painful for us, as it would be for any parent who must sit through and listen to people talk about bad things that were done to their child."
Clementi's death came amid a spate of gay teen suicides nationwide, triggering President Barack Obama to condemn bullying, speeding passage of New Jersey's anti-bullying law and prompting Rutgers to offer "gender-neutral housing," which gives students more options when it comes to choosing a roommate.
Going to trial was a gamble for Ravi, who turned down the prosecutor's offer of a plea deal recommending probation, community service and the promise to help him avoid deportation.
A deportation decision will be made by a U.S. immigration judge after Ravi completes his criminal sentence.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/16/us-crime-rutgers-idUSBRE82F0VP20120316
Two Richmond brothers charged in Vancouver gay bashing; police make no UFC link
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By Charlie Smith, July 1, 2010
The Vancouver police have announced that two brothers have been charged in connection with a brutal attack on two gay men on June 12.
At a news conference at the police station today (July 1), Const. Jana McGuinness said that Richmond resident Parminder Singh (Peter) Bassi, 30, faces two counts of assault causing bodily harm.
His brother Ravinder (Robbie) Bassi, 27, is charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm.
"These arrests came after an intensive two-week investigation by our Vancouver police robbery-assault squad," McGuinness told reporters. "Two detectives, Det.-Const. Shane Aitken and Det.-Const. Michael Kim, followed up a number of leads that came in from the media release of surveillance images on June 18th. The public responded in an incredible way."
She said the Bassi brothers were arrested without incident yesterday at their home in Richmond. She confirmed that they are the two men who were in the surveillance photos.
"They've since been released from jail and they have a number of strict court-imposed conditions that they have to abide by," McGuinness added. "Neither man has a criminal record."
The maximum sentence for assault causing bodily harm is 10 years in jail.
However under Section 718.2 of the Criminal Code, a judge can impose a stiffer sentence if there is "evidence the crime was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate".
Last month, Peter Regier and his partner, David Holtzman, said they were returning to their home on Keefer Street when they came across two men who were urinating on their building.
They alleged that when they told the men to stop, they were viciously assaulted. Regier and Holtzman claimed at the time that the two attackers rained hate-filled insults on them for being gay.
That prompted Vancouver police Chief Jim Chu and Mayor Gregor Robertson, chair of the police board, to hold a news conference on Davie Street to condemn the attack and emphasize that police were taking it seriously.
McGuinness said that the assault has been investigated as a hate crime.
"We've put all of our information forward to Crown," she noted.
The attack occurred shortly after an Ultimate Fighting Championship competition at GM Place.
At the Chu-Robertson news conference last month, Holtzman challenged the mayor to ensure that the downtown is kept safe if the city continues licensing mixed-martial arts.
At today's news conference, McGuinness said that at this point, police have not uncovered any information linking the two brothers to the UFC event.
"So far, nothing has come to light to make that connection for us," she commented.
After a reporter asked if the two men were at GM Place that night, McGuinness replied that police won't divulge information obtained in interviews. However, she said there is no information to confirm whether or not they were there.
"We left no stone unturned," she maintained.
Read more: http://www.straight.com/article-332...ashing-attack-peter-regier-and-david-holtzman
I tend to agree with you there, to suggest one group :young vs old have different attitudes towards women is a gross generalization. Every guy will have different attitudes towards women, safe sex practices, etc based on his personal experiences, cultural influences and the environment he grew up in. I know stereotypes and generalizations can be helpful tools for us in dealing with other people in our environment, and I am sure personal experience can certainly slant our view of one group vs another. However, bare in mind the market of men you are drawing conclusions about it? There is a very distinct group of men, young and old that are in this hobby.I am going to go out on a limb and say that its *common sense* that particular attitudes about women are not exclusive to specific age groups.
So, this thread is silly.
Actually it could have been said much better. Mostly as in not sounding so biased. I work a trade (I'm not young, I'm 33 and fall in between the ages that's really being discussed, I dont consider myself old or young). and I'm not secretive about my hobby with people. Many younger (mid 20's) guys have asked me about it, and on average I'd say 3 out of 4 I'd suggest they'd see some of the ladies I do (the 1 of 4 I wouldn't is because they're dicks and I wouldn't want to subject some of my favorites to their attitudes). The older guys tend to be more jaded, less understanding, freely admit that they'd see the women in a lesser light because of what they do for a living and just generally have less respect for them. Two guys have actually made the step to call escorts and I distinctly remember (on seperate occasions) both not wanting to just go in and simply start fucking as that would make them really uncomfortable and not get a good mood going for them (one wanted to set his first up like a date, the other was adamant about wanting to be able to have conversations with her beforehand) and both were really interested in kissing/cuddling and all the girlfriendy stuff.Could not have said it better george
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They prefer older guys. We take our time, are more gentle and gentlemanly. Generally we treat them better and with more respect. Younger guys are more brash, less polite, more likely to see how many times they can 'go' in an hour. They treat the ladies like a ride at Disney. We treat them like an experience to be treasured.
They vote NDP because that party has a clear policy to take more from the 20% that pay 80% of the taxes and pass it on, and guess where these under 30 guys fit in......
i do, pardner... just sayin'Do you think anyone takes this kind of worn out propaganda seriously?
You may circulate it, as a mask for something else. But no one actually believes it.i do, pardner... just sayin'
No doubt that is why women avoid you. Losing on both fronts! Ouch!This thread was supposed to be about physical attraction. I mean, anyone can fake attitude, but you can't fake looks.
That is probably true.Could not have said it better george
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They prefer older guys. We take our time, are more gentle and gentlemanly. Generally we treat them better and with more respect. Younger guys are more brash, less polite, more likely to see how many times they can 'go' in an hour. They treat the ladies like a ride at Disney. We treat them like an experience to be treasured.






