Manchester Goth Couple Attacked.

[James Blast]

I allas (and still find) that utterance from the evil old bat to be a complete and utter lie, society existed then and it still exists now, or did I miss the whole point in the first place?

[Pista]

I allas (and still find) that utterance from the evil old bat to be a complete and utter lie, society existed then and it still exists now, or did I miss the whole point in the first place?

Oi.
What have bats ever done wrong?

[Ahráyeph]

Another public display with the fact that human kind is its own worst enemy. Even after all this time, I still can't grasp what drives someone to beat people to death just for looking or being different...

[Syberberg]

I don't know.

He wasn't a fan, that much I do know.

Found it!

She approaches the problems of our country with all the one-dimensional subtlety of a comic-strip.

[6FeetOver]

That's one of the major roots of today's problems right there. You keep telling people that they're worthless, and sooner or later they'll start to believe you.

Absolutely. I know it all too well. If not for my mother, I'd probably have ended up institutionalized or dead.

[James Blast]

I'm fortunate enough to have gotten out of an environment where I really did feel like a 5th wheel, shame it took getting ill and a reorganisation to achieve it

[Erudite]

Twenty years ago I was being beaten up in my home town for exactly the same reason i.e. the local soccer casuals didn't like my choice of clothing. Stands to reason, doesn't it? I had long hair, wore leathers and was obviously a poof and in need of some "correction".
Helped to make me the cuddly misanthrope I am today.
Fortunately, I was never that badly injured (might have had something to do with the commando knife I took to carrying for my protection). I don't recall the local constabulary being particularly sympathetic i.e. clearly, I was making myself a target.

Here we are, in the 21st century, and nothing has changed.
Small town mentality and the fear of difference still remains entrenched.
Wish I knew how to change it.

[smiscandlon]

I'm sure no-one will mind if I post this here:

admin@nocturneuk.com

Include this full e-mail (particularly the headers).

Message sent to you follows:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Reposted from DJ Martin Oldgoth's MySpace Blog
(http://www.myspace.com/dj_martin_oldgoth)

"...Many of you will have heard about the tragic death of Sophie Lancaster,
beaten to death for being different, no need to go into the details here,
it's time to look forward and do something positive.

If you are heading to the Whitby Goth Weekend this October please take time
out to visit the info stall in the Spa foyer where small ribbon roses will
be sold to be worn in her memory, and donations accepted to help pay for a
memorial bench and plaque to be installed. This bench is going to be placed
near the Royal Hotel, close to the whalebones for those of you that know
the town, looking out to sea.

If you cannot get to Whitby this October and still wish to donate then you
can, or maybe you could convince your local club to hold a small
collection. 100% of any money raised will be going to the bench fund, since
the roses were paid for by a collection last month at InsanitoriuM. Please
contact me if you have any questions.

This bench will cost in the region of £1600, but we hope to raise much more
than that, and any funds left over will be used in reforestation schemes in
the UK to plant trees in her memory.

Please repost this, directing people to me if they need to know more.

Thanks..."

Go here (http://forum.nocturneuk.com/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=1828) to discuss
this topic further.

Lisa.


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[6FeetOver]

That's lovely - thanks for posting that, Steven...

[Pista]