Comments on: MPD on Hunter Case: Not Hate Crime

By: Washington City Paper: The Sexist - Tony Hunter Suspect Robert Hannah Arrested

Washington City Paper: The Sexist - Tony Hunter Suspect Robert Hannah Arrested — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:15:14 +0000

[...] warrant charging Hannah with Voluntary Manslaughter in Hunter’s death. The case is still not classified as a hate crime, police say. According to a press release: Of particular interest to members of the GLBT community, [...]

By: Washington City Paper: The Sexist - WANTED: Tony Hunter Assailant

Washington City Paper: The Sexist - WANTED: Tony Hunter Assailant — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:39:24 +0000

[...] It’s been over a month since Tony Randolph Hunter, a gay man, was assaulted near BeBar on the evening of Sept. 7. After a stay in the hospital, Hunter was pronounced dead on Sept. 17. A day after Hunter’s death, police announced that the crime was not being classified as a “hate crime.” [...]

By: Van

Van — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:48:07 +0000

OUR NEW ANGEL
On September 7, 2008 Tony Randolph Hunter and a friend were severely beaten by 4 unidentified assailants near Eighth and N Streets NW. Randolph died on September 18th at HU Hospital due to injuries from the attack. Family and friends are gathering at MCC Church in the neighborhood of the assault and walking from there to the location of the attack to commemorate the life of our friend and the senseless nature of this violent crime.
Come join us in our effort to communicate to the city and the police that we are united in our belief that hate crimes of all gay people will no longer be tolerated. Randolph was one of us and his death could have been any one of us.
Peace and Blessings.
Candlelight Vigil
September 28, 2008 at 6:00 pm at MCC Church at 474 Ridge Street NW

All participants are requested to wear White T Shirts as a sign of unity.

By: Peter Rosenstein

Peter Rosenstein — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:08:07 +0000

The issue here is simple. A young gay man that came to our City to go to a bar has been killed.

Whether the police want to catagorize this as a hate crime or not- it is a tragedy that we need to address at all levels of our City and our leaders have been too silent.

The gay community in the Shaw and logan Circle area have begun to feel unsafe. that is an issue we must address. It is the GLBT community which has helped to rebuild these and many other areas of the District and if we don't recognize the problems that are occuring people will stop moving into the City and may start moving out.

I send my condolensces to the family of this young man and hope that our city leaders will do the same and then begin the education process that will lead to the end of these crimes.

By: FED up

FED up — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:40:21 +0000

This is pure bullshit. everyone knows this is a hate, crime, especially the non-respondent lazy MPD. what people fail to realize is that this is not the first hate crime that has occurred near the Be-Bar. there have been robberies, and one individual was even shot coming from Be Bar, and all of the victims were gay. the hoodrat filth that live in that area are pryaing on gays and assuming them weak. We need to band together and take the law into our own hands and show these lowlife hoodlums that we are not to be played with. What's ironic is that a police car is usually posted on 8th street right near the grocery store, but he happened not to see this? maybe he turned his head to the entire situation. This is a shame that a young life was lost to the overall bigotry and hatred that is plaguing this city. I'd bet my next paycheck that the investigators aren't going to do a damn thing and this case will be filed on a dusty stack of unsolved murders. If i were a lawyer, I'd love to represent the victim's family in filing a multi million dollar lawsuit for negligence.