yet another injustice

it was ok for pierre to attack lawson because lawson is just a queer. it was ok for the army to NOT do anything to pierre because lawson is a queer. it was ok for the army to discharge lawson because he was a queer. there is NO justice for lawson, because he is queer

how can these people sleep at night? how can they allow someone who is obviously in the wrong (pierre) stay? i want to say more, but i don't know pierre, i wasn't there when the offense occurred. i know the type though. methinks thou protest too much pierre

Gay soldier discharged; attacker stays
By Pamela Hess
Jan 7, 2006, 19:00 GMT
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) -- The U.S. Army Thursday honorably discharged a gay soldier who was punched by another soldier because of his sexual orientation.
The soldier who attacked 19-year old Pvt. Kyle Lawson remains on active duty. A Fort Huachuca, Ariz., spokeswoman would not say what punishment Pvt. Zacharias Pierre received by the military, but confirmed it fell short of court martial.
Sierra Vista police arrested Pierre in November on a felony charge of aggravated assault after he admitted to punching Lawson in the face at a party off base on Oct. 29. He broke Lawson`s nose.
Cochise County prosecutors fulfilled the Army`s request to drop the charges against Pierre, saying they would handle the matter internally.
'The command took appropriate action based on their review of all the circumstances surrounding the incident and the soldiers involved. The punishment was less than court-martial, ' said Tanja Linton, a Fort Huachuca spokeswoman, in a prepared statement.
The Army does not comment on punishments that fall short of court martials, which are part of public record.
The punishment could range from verbal and written counseling, general officer written reprimands, administrative separation actions to non-judicial punishment like loss of pay and fines.
Lawson told police he asked Pierre about his girlfriend. Pierre told him to 'get the f*** away, ' and then called him 'f***** queer. ' Then he hit him, according to the police report.
Pierre said Lawson made 'unwanted comments ' which he considered 'of a homosexual nature. ' He also thought Lawson was going 'to touch his groin area ' so he punched him as a 'reflex. '
Pierre told police at no time did he feel he was in danger of physical harm from Lawson, 'he just did not like the sexual innuendo. '................

................In December, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) wrote to Army Chief of Staff General Peter Schoomaker about the incident.
'I am struck by the cruel irony of your allowing a young man who appears to be guilty of nothing to be first assaulted and then driven out,' Frank said in his letter.
Frank is openly homosexual.
'The Army should retain patriotic soldiers like Private Lawson and discharge those who viciously beat their colleagues out of sheer prejudice, like Private Pierre,' said C. Dixon Osburn, executive director SLDN. .................