A male prostitute was murdered in my NY neighborhood - brutalized. His eyes were removed with a claw hammer.
I knew one of the murderers. Drugs played a part.
But I was horrified at the number of people who thought "he had it coming" for soliciting men and young boys.
The street was known as Vaseline Alley by locals and the police alike. Male prostitution was unchecked. The murderers went out looking for a "fag" to beat up.
So the only one responsible for his death was himself? His mother did not think so nor did the jury.