[kellyhound]

Jack Price, the 49-year-old gay victim of a brutal beating in Queens, New York, speaks out.

Price was attacked last week by 2 men as he was coming out of a corner deli around 3AM in the middle-class neighborhood of College Point in Queens.

Price managed to make his way home after Daniel Rodriguez, 21, and Daniel Aleman, 26, kicked and pummeled the 5-foot-6, 130-pound Price in the middle of the deserted street.

He was taken to Booth Memorial Hospital where officials say he suffered a broken jaw, fractured ribs and a lacerated spleen.

“I thought I died,” Price told the paper. “I was bleeding all over the place.”

“Better it was me. Someone else may not have survived it,” he added.

Price says the two men followed him to the store and called him a “stupid faggot” and “dumb faggot” in Spanish.

Police nabbed Aleman on Sunday and Rodriguez on Tuesday. Rodriguez was taken into custody by the United States Marshals Services at a relative's home in Norfolk, Virginia.

“I hope they rot in jail,” Price said. “I don't understand how someone can do this to somebody. They almost killed another human being.”

During his capture, Rodriguez denied he was homophobic, a claim his sister was willing to support.

“This wasn't a hate crime.” Christina Rodriguez told the paper. “If he's guilt of anything, he'll man up to it.”

Officials, however, have said that Rodriguez has admitted to using an anti-gay slur.

He also allegedly told detectives, “I was angry, cause Jack is disgusting.”

New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and a group of city and state officials condemned the attack on Tuesday during an impromptu press conference in front of the hospital.

[missmorbidity]

damn.... they beat him damn near to death AND took his wallet.
Fuck... poor guy. Glad he survived to testify against them.

[dyoung]

He took a good beating wondering if they went after the driver that never stopped to render aid. Maybe they will arrest him for not liking ******* too.

[inall3]

funny how he is running

[Faline]

Wankers

[The Spoon]

Assholes. I'm sure they'll get their comeuppance in prison.

(And yes, I just fucking said "comeuppance")

[Black Knight]

I do not agree with the lifestyle but to beaten like a dog was totally wrong. I hope that cab that drove by called 911 or they should bring him up on charges.

For someone committing a crime like this they need to tattoo "Gay" on their foreheads and put them in general population and see how it feels.

[bdjackass318]

guys like these are usually homos themselves but are in total and complete denial. fuck the both of you fucker nuts!

[mcpronoun]

Homophobic cunts,some of my dearest friends are gay and they are the nicest most kind hearted people I know. (my gay friend Kevin literally gave me the coat off his back,cause I lost mine then picked up the fare for my cab home,if I saw or heard those pricks, I'd be the first one to jump in to even it up with my desert eagle .50).

[XZER0]

most gays are cool. i said most! some are just gay...