16-year-old stabbed in Jerusalem pride parade succumbs to wounds

[NutmegYankee]

Source: Haaretz.com

Three days after being critically wounded by an ultra-Orthodox man that went on a stabbing rampage at Jerusalem's Gay Pride Parade, Shira Banki, a 16-year-old Israeli teen succumbed to her wounds Sunday afternoon. Five other people were wounded in the attack.

Police confirmed that the suspected stabber is Yishai Schlissel, a Haredi man from Modiin Ilit who stabbed three participants in the 2005 Gay Pride march. He was recently released from prison after serving a 10-year sentence.

Banki was a high-school student from Jerusalem, studying at the Hebrew University High School. She took part in Thursday's parade to show solidarity with her LGBT friends. She is survived by her parents and three siblings; her family decided to donate her organs.

In a statement issued Sunday, her family said: "Our magical Shira was murdered because she was a happy 16-year-old – full of life and love – who came to express her support for her friends' rights to live as they choose. For no good reason and because of evil, stupidity and negligence, the life of our beautiful flower was cut short. Bad things happen to good people, and a very bad thing happened to our amazing girl. The family expresses hope for a less hatred and more tolerance." The family requests the public respect their privacy as they grieve.

Read more: http://www.haaretz.com/news/israel/1.669161

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Homophobia and religious nuttery claim another beautiful life. RIP Shira! This truly is a worldwide struggle.



Link to Washington Post article as well: link

[msanthrope]

1. She is in my thoughts today. I wish her and her family peace. nt

[irisblue]

2. Why does a religion require you to kill another human?

I cannot understand why your faith requires you to kill another human. Your faith would seem to be between you and your God. why involve someone else?

[catrose]

16. So he broke one of the most serious commandments of his religion

to kill people. G-d is not amused, I feel sure.

[candelista]

19. The commandments of his religion are complex.

Leviticus 20:13:

If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them

.

That's the commandment the stabber was obeying.

Disclaimer: I am not endorsing Leviticus.

[geek tragedy]

3. Why was that lunatic allowed outside of a cell? nt

[catrose]

15. Especially right before Pride--stupidity or complicity? No other choice. eom

[Solly Mack]

4. :(

K&R

[villager]

5. Just like we have here, they have loosed a vicious, malign rightwing *djinn* from its bottle

...and there's little way of getting it back in, at this point.

[shenmue]

6. ...

Memory eternal.

[GoneFishin]

7. Religious zealotry and homophobia join forces to murder an innocent teenager, in the

name of God no doubt.

[Archae]

8. Here's the asshole who did the stabbing.

[Lizzie Poppet]

9. Yeah, he looks pretty sane.

Fucking superstitious shitworm...

[alphafemale]

13. May he never know a good day.

I really hope he never sees the son except through bars.

But they will likely let him walk.

[snooper2]

18. Remind me again why we aren't dropping all fundies in Syria?

All asshole fundies of all stripes, just drop them off with a chute and let them fight their fucking holy war?

If enough of them kill each other off normal people can fix real problems

[passiveporcupine]

10. Such a beautiful young woman, inside and out

[EEO]

11. The attacker is clearly mentally ill. They should have never released him.

Unless it was to a psychiatric hospital.

[denvine]

12. Rest in peace Shira

, and may her killer burn in hell

[SunSeeker]

14. Horrible.

[BeyondGeography]

17. Poor baby