The New York Times had a similar piece recently regarding a 15 year old boy ***** by 3 men in Dubai and the government there is considering locking up the kid because he is now gay: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/01/wo...es&oref=slogin

These are depressing stories and I think to myself "Thank god I live in Canada" but then there are stupid things that happen here too, like that confused and non-English speaking man who is tased and dies in Vancouver airport:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7095875.stm

http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourview/2007..._shock_by.html

I feel that if there hadn't been someone nearby taping the encounter, this story would have gone-by unnoticed. Sucks.