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Essay / The Murder of Larry King - 1206
The centuries-old conflict involving the delicate subject of sexual tolerance progresses timidly until an indefinite stalemate is reached. Of course, a counterexample always succeeds in breaking submission. February 12th took place such an occasion; EO Green Jr. High School in Oxnard, California, united with dozens of individuals, gay and straight, were violently traumatized when a bold student named Larry King had his life taken from him by a classmate. The reason being: Larry was gay. Now the two assemblies, each strangled by the extremity of the aggressive action designated to the opposing camp, launch with apprehension into a cascading game of “who to blame”. However, due to the seriousness of the case, no individual is completely burned by the full brunt of the crime, unlike EO Green's administrative representatives, gunslinger Brandon McInerney, and Larry King himself who all also live with the mass of guilt that radiates from the consequences of the crime. offense.King was openly gay. He flamboyantly made his personal identity known whenever the opportunity arose. Larry used his quirk to his advantage. He used it to his disadvantage. Some, given the present circumstances, would stifle their thirst to make their uniqueness known, as this might risk backfiring and having definite ramifications on a multitude of social departments; of course, Larry was immune to the socially humiliating statues he inflicted on himself. His propaganda was his dress, his sword his attitude, his shield… his sexuality. Newsweek's Ramin Setoodeh writes, "He was a troubled child who flaunted his sexuality and wielded it as a weapon - it was often his f...... middle of paper...... Lawrence King was free to express his attraction. to the equivalent gender, and was an immunity to the constant parade of remarks and teasing, using his unique sexuality to retaliate against his many adversaries, including Brandon McInerney, to the point of no return. Brandon, so upset by Larry's accusations, shot him dead. EO Green failed to intervene at the appropriate time to prevent the inevitable bloodshed and to some extent encouraged King's conduct. All parties are responsible for the atrocities committed against Larry, and Larry himself contributed to his personal execution. Countless conflicts rage every day around the idea of singular sexual preferences, and for researchers who witnessed the events of February 12, the war has made war the next casualty joining the ranks of so many causalities. and debated examples of social approval..