2:45 pm By la Macha · Puerto Rico| Violence| crime| youth
16 Nov 2009This news is just so sad and horrific and enraging.

“On November 14 the body of a gay 19 year old was found a few miles away from the town in which he was residing in called Caguas. He was a very well known person in the gay community of Puerto Rico, and very loved. He was found on the site of an isolated road in the city of Cayey, he was partially burned, decapitated, and dismembered, both arms, both legs, and the torso. This has caused a huge reaction from the gay community here, but its a difficult situation. Never in the history of Puerto Rico has a murder been classified as a hate crime. Even though we have to follow federal mandates and laws, many of the laws in which are passed in the USA such as Obama’s new bill, do not always directly get practiced in Puerto Rico. The police agent that is handling this case said on a public televised statement that ‘people who lead this type of lifestyle need to be aware that this will happen’. As If the boy murdered Jorge Steven Lopez was asking to get killed…”
May peace be with Jorge Steven Lopez and VL sends so much love and support to his family and loved ones during this horrible time. VL will keep you updated on any actions that happen.
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6 Responses to Gay Rican Teen found brutally murdered
MdAmor
November 16th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
May he rest in peace and not be forgotten. This is a terrible crime and the attitude of the police is not much better. No one at all is deserving of this. Especially not for their sexual orientation.
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November 17th, 2009 at 6:42 am
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November 17th, 2009 at 9:55 am
[...] off of Primera Hora. A man was arrested in the early morning hours in Cayay, suspected in the death of 19 year old Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado…an apparent homophobic hate crime…Sources say that the 28 year old man may have offered Lopez Mercado money for [...]
slyver
November 17th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Anyone who would do such a like is discusting. Going around killing someone for not being what society tells them they have to be is wrong. And for the police to say “he was waiting to me killed” is so wrong. I hope they catch who ever did this. May he rest in peace
garreth senza
November 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
you play in a world you don’t understand and the surprise you find makes you lose control of your senses and you commit a hate crime and begin a landslide of changes in a place where you think can remain untouched by who?… ignorance is not bliss… just ignorant.
Vigils for Justice y en Memoria de Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado | VivirLatino
November 18th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
[...] happening this coming weekend across the U.S. and in Puerto Rico demanding justice and in memory of Jorge Steven . I will be at the one in NYC this coming Sunday (local VL’ers hit me up if you want to come [...]