The victim, Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old transgender man originally from Minnesota, was reported missing on Feb. 9. Police said he arrived in New York in September and had lost contact with loved ones.
Major Kevin Sucher, commander of the state police troop that includes the Finger Lakes region, said the facts and circumstances of the case were “beyond depraved” and “by far the worst” homicide investigation the office has ever been part of.
“No human being should have to endure what Sam endured,” he said, during televised news conference. Police did not share many details of the case, noting it remained under active investigation.
This is a local story for me. Only one media outlet mentioned that he was trans. This was a hate crime.
Regardless what happens we can put up a fight. Arm yourselves. Show them what happens when they pick a fight with us.
Get proper training along with the armament. Arming yourself only goes so far if your skills are so weak that you are disarmed and the weapon is turned against you. In that situation, having the arms makes you more vulnerable since you don’t know how to properly use them.
In most situations being armed makes you more vulnerable.
Also do not get one if you have ever thought of harming yourself.
Please look into other ways to arm/protect yourself if possible.
Great advice, I’m in this group. I have had thoughts of self-harm at points in my life, and as such I have preferred to not have weapons.
I instead purchased a cop-style flashlight that is bright enough to make it difficult for someone to see me clearly if I am pointing it directly at them, even from a distance.
So that’s my personal suggestion here. High powered flashlight. If I recall correctly I got the idea from Joe Pera Talks With You in an episode where his doomsday prepper girlfriend is discussing self-protection skills. I always liked that her character was a total opposite spin on the usual doomsday prepper, she was actually pretty smart about things and she had a tragic backstory as to why she was so sure she needed to prep.
This is fucking horrific, and more of this is what is coming.
This is why they pushed this issue so hard. They want people to feel no remorse at torturing and killing someone who was doing nothing that materially affected their lives. Sam Nordquist existing as who he was did not hurt these people.
We’re in for dark times, friends.
Say his name: Sam Nordquist. Do not forget him.
Tortured how?
Just a heads up, the killer is literally a convicted pedophile who raped a 7-year old and a 9-year old
