More than Police are looking into an incident Monday night at Revolution nightclub in Orlando, Florida in which the tires of more than two dozen cars were slashed:
"Monday night at Revolution is billed as an evening catering to mostly
Hispanic gays and lesbians, according to the club's Web site.
Police investigators have not confirmed if the incident is considered a
hate crime, but some victims said the tire slashing made them think it
was an attack against their sexuality and ethnicity. 'There are cars at
the nearby apartments and I have not heard of any tire slashing
happening there last night,' patron Miguel de Arias said this morning.
'It's been Latino gay night here for years and someone had to know that
to do what they did.'
If detectives confirm the tire slashing incident is a hate crime, it
will be the second such crime in the city in the last two months."
In November, The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Community Center of Central Florida in Orlando and a nearby gay-owned business were targeted with graffiti featuring a swastika and the words 'Gay Pawer,' 'Die Fags,' 'Go To Hell' and other homophobic slurs.
