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A UCF student was physically assaulted twice last week, once in front of Tower III.
Sophomore Eric Britt, a music major, said his friend dropped him off in front of his home in Tower III at 4 a.m. on Sept. 19. As he was walking toward the entrance, two intoxicated men came out from behind the bushes and began to ask Britt questions, such as whether the building was a dorm.
Suddenly, one man began punching Britt, while the other grabbed him around his neck, Britt said.
Britt escaped and the men ran back to their car and drove away. He was able to get their license plate number and ran inside the building calling for help. He said the RA on duty called the police.
According to the incident report, the registered owner of the vehicle has no affiliation with UCF.
On Sept. 12, one week before the incident in front of Tower III, Britt attended his friend's house party. At around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, a group of about six shirtless men entered the house.
Britt described them as overweight, bald and tattooed.
"For want of a better term, they were skinheads," Britt said.
Britt said that when the men realized there were gay men present, they started picking fights on their way out of the house.
Britt said one man began to verbally harass him and then headbutted and punched him.
Britt said that one man who attended the party was hit over the head with a wooden club and spent the night in the emergency room.
Britt said as soon as they called the police, the men got back in their cars and drove away. He said he was unsure anyone had been able to see the license plate numbers on the car.
Britt said he thinks both incidents occurred because of his sexual orientation and that he is willing to press charges.
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Things like this make me seriously reconsider applying here...FYI: the Matthew Shephard Hate Crimes Prevention Act was signed into law on Oct.28 by President Obama. Hate crimes motivated by a person's (actual or perceived) sexual orientation is now a federal hate crime.
I think it would be resonable to think the two are connected.
You're not changing the fact that the story give little attention to the question of WHY he was attacked twice in one week. Maybe it was because his shirt was blue... but thats still the reason and deserves to be elaborated on. Would you write a story and say "A man was shot yesterday. The end." No... you wouldn't, because people care about WHY the man was shot... not just that he was shot.