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Texans organize anti-hate march after violent crime
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Hundreds protest violent hate crime
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- Date Oct 7, 2012
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Not only are they spreading a message about -- -- hate -- some here are saying they no longer feel safe.
So organizers are handing out pepper spray.
Okay.
More than 100 people marched from City Hall to the State Capitol demanding an end -- hate crime.
And -- -- ray and his friend Andrew op moment where food truck at fort street and Colorado one gay pride -- in two weeks ago.
When they were attacked video taken by a camera to food truck and then released by APD.
Shows -- -- -- -- re being attacked.
So -- received a black guy awful -- lost several -- had a broken jaw.
And to split -- there's no audio but both men say the attacker who police haven't caught.
Was saying anti gay slurs to them the person.
Was saying what are you looking at why would you want a piece of me.
What's wrong with you pretty boy I'm gonna -- you gonna hit you on -- hit you all over and over again.
He accused me of thinking that he was cute.
And making eyes at him and giving him a look.
Basically come on.
And to be honest I didn't notice -- before you talk to me.
APD hasn't declared the beating a hate crime.
But they gay community and supporters are saying.
That's exactly what it wives and that this type of violence pass to stop.
I'm glad I have just accept and -- we are -- we are here we're not going anywhere so I just love us us us like we were looking for New York hope that the community comes together and.
Hopefully.
Steals a little bit but also fears out ways of solving the problem that we have with violence -- today.
I -- not -- both men say the support from the community like today's march has been overwhelming.
But they say and they are still healing physically and emotionally.
Direct -- safe.
Not nearly as they did before most of you know my back now I want this to send a message to the public that this is an ongoing problem it's been ignored them.
And it could happen to anyone that's the message they hope to spread going forward and they say they will not stop until justice is sir back.