These little insects who beat this guy up will eventually be caught, and their single-mothers who are trying to raise them are gonna get the medical bills for this guy. I wonder if they will pay it…he said sarcastically….

Barie,
We love you. Even if you did get the lion’s share of the good looks in our family. Stay strong.

Praying for a speedy recovery for this poor man. Nowhere does he say he is gay only that these animals thought he is gay.

the article didnt tell us how those teens knew he is gay

They only way to stop hatred and ignorance is look at one’s own belief system and ask why do all hate each other so much? My heart goes out to this poor man regardless of his sexual orientation or the color of his skin. Whatever the color or age of the perpetrators, what happened is unacceptable as are many of the small minded comments made in response to this article. Many of you should be ashamed at yourselves for you work from the same narrow mindset as the men who committed this crime. Let us not judge those we do not know. My many prayers go out to this young man. I hope one day the criminals recognize their sins and understand that everyone has a right to be whatever they are in the world.

I am reading this article, and i am also reading the comments , there is no where in the article that states what race those idiot teens are, but yet the response are already pointing fingers at blacks, i have seen all types of races wearing hoodies.
James Whitman i so agree with you…..

Chances are those that beat him up will be bragging
about this and in jail soon ,as someone will rat out these rats.
I hate Brooklyn cause it seems always on the edge of violence.

The reason why this happened and the reason why this part of Williamsburg is becoming more sketchy is because of the low income housing offered by the Edge and North Side piers. Between Kent and Berry from N3 to N10, not cute.
The gentrification pushed them out years ago, now they’re back to make the neighborhood a dump again.

This was also a hate crime because he is White. I know all his attackers were black.

What makes it worse is that those sub-human savages that commit crimes likes this get their health care paid for by, well essentially, the rest of us (the taxpayers). Also, where is Al Sharpton when gay people are victimized by these thugs?

i will bet anything this poor guy moved to brooklyn from indiana, here is a warning to any gays outside of nyc – nyc outside of a few blocks is not the place for open gays to walk around at night- it is a fact. I recall walking down the street with my friend ( we are not gay ) They mistook us for 2 gay guys, we almost got the crp beat out of us by 12 guys- despite what you see on tv , nyc, especially the youth , hates gays

poor guy yes USA sucks paying all these medical bills even if u don’t have health insurance…I hope those teenagers will die beaten up….

a hate crime is defined by alll media as an attack on a person of color by a white person. otherwise to the press it is meaningless. since the race of the HOODIES is not stated it is assured that they are of color. no doubt no other explanation

We need to wage ferocious peace to fight against hate and violence .
If he had waged peace and love against the bad hoodie people , they
would have been overcome with unconditional love , their hearts would
be changed , they would be transformed into liberal love children .
The next time someone wants to use violence against you , wage
peace . Thats the only protection that you have thats politically
correct .

The worst part of this whole thing is that our pathetic govt wont foot his medical bills but they’re willing to give free healthcare, shelter, and food to every damn immigrant that comes into this country. This poor man is now battered, beaten, AND broke.

In Canada this poor guy wouldn’t have to pay a dime for his medical treatments, the USA health care system is a shame!

Socialism is good, I hope for the USA that those right-wing crackpots polluting your country will get one day!..

This is what happens when you build a society based on fear. Just about everything you see, hear or read is based in someone way in keeping you afraid. Fear breeds hatred. Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd

Is it a hate crime to beat someone up for being fat? This is the most inane idiocy I’ve read all week. Would there have been any focus on this beating if the victim was beaten up for being ‘ugly’ or ‘annoying’?
What in the world IS a hate crime? And who defines what constitutes one? Stupid & perverse New York moralists? So if you get beat up for a belief, it’s a hate crime? But if you get beat up for lunch money, it’s not? Apparently, some people think it’s their job to prevent hatred of precious views by extolling a new ‘hate crime’ accusation, rather than calling it what it is… a VIOLENT crime. Which has always been illegal, and isn’t based on arbitrary belief considerations. But these pseudo-journalists are in the worldview pushing business, and will use anything (including vioent crimes) to try & guilt people into adhering to a less structured sex ethic. What does this say about them?

I was beaten nearly as bad in Houma, Louisiana for no reason at all by some guys recently out of high school. I was 30, minding my own business, absolutely no reason. Cops did nothing, in fact had to be persuaded to take a report.

Hope you recover Barie Shortell.
If the punks get caught civil sue them.

hoodies are gay

I been saying AMERICANS need to start carrying fire arms, Our government is doing a S_IT job of protecting us.
Now to attack this particular article, there is no real evidence to suggest this was a real hate crime. However, this is no excuse to attack anyone! Willamsburge, Brooklyn is slum. Nothing has changed, per capita it is one of the poorest places in America AND poverty = Crime!

Well his haircut didn’t change.

I don’t see anywhere in the story where it describes the attackers at all! What makes you think these were so-called “victims of systemic inequities” You see? You are your own problem. YOU are the reason there are such laws against carrying and concealing firearms. That kind of ignorant reasoning is exactly why those laws are in place!

What the heck is the matter with people? This is disgusting, I hope they catch the cowards who did this and send them to jail. Let’s see what they say when Bubba wants to get friendly in lock-up.

Its time. Time to bring a lawsuit against NYS and NYC over their restrictive gun laws which permit gun ownership only for the rich. New Yorkers should be allowed a concealed carry permit and a gun for a nominal fee (perhaps $30.00 per year). We’ve tried gun restrictions and they work great for LAW ABIDING CITIZENS IF THE GOAL IS TO KEEP THEM DEFENSELESS. Government has failed once again. Its time to stop relying on it for things that people can, and should, provide for themselves. The victim in this article was twice victimized – once by those hoodlum thugs and once by the welfare state (NYS) that coddles these thugs as victims of “systemic inequities”.