Blame The Victim; Even Blame The School; The Killer's Defense Is That He Was Provoked

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/19722/blame-the-victim-even-blame-the-school-the-killers-defense-is-that-he-was-provoked
8/12/11
Autumn Sandeen

If I've learned anything since Gwen's murder, it is that hope alone is not enough. Each of us who hopes to live in a state where our families are protected needs to work toward making California that place... None of us can change the way the world was on Oct. 4, 2002 [the day Gwen Araujo was beaten to death]. But each of us now has an important role to play in creating a state where we can celebrate more birthdays and commemorate fewer murders.

Sylvia Guerrero, the mother of murdered trans teen Gwen Araujo, commenting on the Gwen Araujo Justice For Victims Act