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At vigil, slain Mary Washington student recalled as a force of naturePublic Safety
By Justin Jouvenal April 24 at 7:54 PM
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Going between an event highlighting the bullying of gays and a political rally, Grace Rebecca Mann popped into the Fredericksburg, Va., home she shared with three other University of Mary Washington students, her father and friends said.
The stop on April 17 was supposed to be brief for the 20-year-old, who was one of the school's most prominent students and a leading voice for feminist and gay causes. But she would never leave. ... Two roommates would find her a short time later, unconscious and bound, according to a search warrant. A third roommate was later charged in her death, a killing that remains a mystery to her McLean family and the campus.
Hundreds turned out for a memorial service Friday, where she was remembered as a force of nature and a message from feminist icon Gloria Steinem was shared.
This week, in the Mann familys first interview, the students father, Judge Thomas P. Mann of Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, said authorities have not told the family of a motive in his daughters killing, but he said it cut short a life full of promise. The junior served in the Student Senate, was a board member of the group Feminists United, an appointee to the schools task force on sexual assault and a member of the gay men and lesbians club, among other activities. Friends said she was openly gay.
By Justin Jouvenal April 24 at 7:54 PM
@jjouvenal
Going between an event highlighting the bullying of gays and a political rally, Grace Rebecca Mann popped into the Fredericksburg, Va., home she shared with three other University of Mary Washington students, her father and friends said.
The stop on April 17 was supposed to be brief for the 20-year-old, who was one of the school's most prominent students and a leading voice for feminist and gay causes. But she would never leave. ... Two roommates would find her a short time later, unconscious and bound, according to a search warrant. A third roommate was later charged in her death, a killing that remains a mystery to her McLean family and the campus.
Hundreds turned out for a memorial service Friday, where she was remembered as a force of nature and a message from feminist icon Gloria Steinem was shared.
This week, in the Mann familys first interview, the students father, Judge Thomas P. Mann of Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, said authorities have not told the family of a motive in his daughters killing, but he said it cut short a life full of promise. The junior served in the Student Senate, was a board member of the group Feminists United, an appointee to the schools task force on sexual assault and a member of the gay men and lesbians club, among other activities. Friends said she was openly gay.
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Slain college student openly gay (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Apr 2015
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Murder is an acceptable solution to haters of certain parts of our soceity.
misterhighwasted
Apr 2015
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misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)1. Murder is an acceptable solution to haters of certain parts of our soceity.
So it seems.
Christian Fundies must be so proud their bigoted message has driven people to kill.
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)2. And many of the christian fundies should be institutionalized. Their message is all
hate filled, authoritarian, demonic and delusional. In their own lingo, they are diabolical creatures from hell. They, are a threat to society, filled with latent violence and often acted out.
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)3. + 10000 This ^ Demonic Diabolical Creatures from Hell
Blackened souls & absent of hearts. The fundies slither to power, disguised as a pure & holy god.
They should be condemned & their power banished from the earth & called out for the evil that they truly are.
They are dark & hideous, their stench unforgettably foul.
Your post is precise.
Terra Alta
(5,158 posts)4. May she rest in peace.