by Josey Bartlett, Editor
Around lunchtime last Monday a 69-year-old man was stabbed to death on Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, police said. The suspect told police he stabbed the victim because he thought the man was gay.
Ever Orozco was allegedly putting money in a parking meter on 90th Street when he was approached by Steven Torres of the Bronx.
“Whether a person is gay or perceived to be gay, the gay panic defense does not hold any water,” said openly gay Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) said. “If Steven Torres or anyone else out there believes that citing their victim’s sexuality somehow justifies their crimes, they are sorely mistaken.”
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