djm4_lj | (no subject)

David Morley was killed in a 'happy slapping' attack not apparently motivated by homophobia. Somehow, that fails to make me feel any better.

The 17-year-old told the court the girl had filmed the attack on Mr Morley and he said they watched the video footage on the phone after returning to a block of flats in Lambeth.
Defence counsel Orlando Pownall QC asked him: "How did the six of you react to what was shown?"
The teenager, softly spoken and contrite, answered: "At the time we thought it was funny."

Give me the strength to keep my Liberal sense of perspective, and not clamour for the reintroduction of public flogging.