Sophie's Death has brought back some unhappy memories. A few years ago Mr V & I used to enjoy a Friday night at a local pub where a friend would entertain us and a large number of the local goths with excellent tuneage. This event quickly ended when the weekly beatings of various young men began. Someone would get beaten up on their way home every week. We were lucky and only had to go down the road. A year or so later my professionalism was stretched to the limit at work. I teach in a secure environment and one of my students was talking about the local gang he used to run with and the goth bashing they used to enjoy. That I didn't reach over and smash his head into a table shows just how non judgmental and professional I am.
While there are still people out there who will make judgements about others based on what they look like, there is no hope that incidents like this will stop hapenning.
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