Three Men Get Hate Crime Indictment for Anti-Gay Chicago Attack
In late February, I reported that three Evanston men, Sean Little, Benjamin Eder, and Kevin McAndrew, were arrested and charged with felony hate crimes for a January attack on Daniel Hauff, who had come to the aid of a gay youth who was being harassed on the Chicago "L" train. The three men then began beating Hauff, calling him a "stupid faggot". Hauff said he escaped by wiping some of his blood on the attackers and telling them he was HIV-positive.
Yesterday the three were indicted: "On Wednesday, the three men were each indicted on one count of hate crime and two counts of aggravated battery, according to Cook County State's Attorney's office spokesman Andy Conklin. The men will appear for arraignment on March 26."
The men face a maximum of five years in prison if convicted.
Good let's see that they do in fact get time in prison, whether through Ill. hate crimes or federal hate crimes statutes! Then they can see what it's like to be THE "Faggot" when their getting their asses/throats ripped apart by a nice welcoming committee of say 10 or 12 of their cellmates......
Posted by: AlexInBoston | Mar 18, 2010 9:38:14 AM
Let's also see that the "Victim" Daniel Hauff receives some community support for his bravery in coming to the aid of the young victim.. Has any group locally or nationally done anything to honor or support Daniel?
Thank you Daniel for your humanity and bravery for standing up to these thugs!
Posted by: AlexInBoston | Mar 18, 2010 9:40:09 AM
They deserve the same treatment they gave.
Let the boys at the Eagle have them!
They are kind of ugly though... Maby they should be sent to the back 40 at the Manhandler on Clark or the 2nd floor of the Bijou during IML week instead.
Posted by: art | Mar 18, 2010 9:50:21 AM
hope the boys have a good supply of lube. they are going to need it. let them see what bullying is like
Posted by: walter | Mar 18, 2010 10:22:04 AM
Really people, rape jokes? Rape isn't ever funny even if you don't like the victims.
Posted by: M. Bergeron | Mar 18, 2010 10:45:33 AM
Nice disgusting rape jokes. Really classy, guys.
Posted by: DR | Mar 18, 2010 11:06:51 AM
I have to agree. Rape jokes, really? We're better than this (or at least I thought we were) No one ever deserves to be raped. EVER.
Posted by: B K | Mar 18, 2010 11:30:41 AM
Why are you worried about rape jokes? THAT'S what you want to comment on? Have you ever gotten the shit kicked out of you by thugs and homophobes? Get your priorities "straight," idiots.
Kudos for Mr. Hauff. If gays stood up for each other like ethnic minorities, maybe we wouldn't get picked on so fucking much.
Posted by: Hollywood, CA | Mar 18, 2010 1:50:38 PM
Only 5 years maximum for a hate crime? Jeez Illinois is getting SOFT! They should get 25 years!!!!
Posted by: CKNJ | Mar 18, 2010 2:31:53 PM
YES! I am a co-founder of Out for Justice. Daniel's case is our first case that we will follow through no matter how long it takes.
Out for Justice is a new court watching program to support LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intergender) victims of crime in Cook County (Chicago Area). This is a collaborative community effort of LGBTQIA (including allies) individuals.
Out for Justice aims to do the following:
*Come together in support of victims of crime in the courtroom
*Promote visibility of the LGBTQI community
*Get involved in the Cook County justice system to protect GLBQTIA rights
*Make the community and court system accountable for what goes on as far as the crimes against the LGBTQIA community
*Support friends & families of victims
Posted by: OFJ | Mar 19, 2010 10:00:53 AM
thank you Daniel Hauff for coming to the aid of the kid. i hope the perps get what they deserve when they enter cell block H.
Posted by: STEVE RICHMOND | Mar 19, 2010 11:10:18 AM
Enjoy prison thugs! OH! and that incident will follow you for the rest of your life and will always be attached to your name, reputation and sheet. Knowing none of you will ever amount to anything in life and will essentially just float in this world until death puts a smile on my face. Karma exists and it's beautiful!
Posted by: Kyle | Mar 29, 2010 11:58:40 PM
Keep the rape jokes coming. They deserve it!
Posted by: Barry O'Hearn | Jun 9, 2010 6:37:37 PM
Rape will teach them not to pick on us "faggots" Too bad they will probably enjoy it!!
Posted by: Tim | Apr 22, 2011 11:57:03 AM