Attacking the Homeless

You’ve probably heard about, and maybe seen video of, the beatings of three homeless men in Fort Lauderdale in a single night, Jan. 12. One of the men — Norris Gaynor, aged 45 — died from his injuries: “Police say the attacks were carried out by a group of teenagers who piled into a car with baseball bats, a golf club, and a paintball gun and went looking for homeless people to beat.” The behaviour of these teens — two 18-year-olds, one 17-year-old, and one minor who age isn’t given — is not an aberration from the norm, and in … Continue reading Attacking the Homeless