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• August 25, 2011

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Defending targets of discrimination

A new kind of intolerance is creeping into our country—one that shrouds its true identity and uses the law as a means to codify discrimination.

Brutal Waterloo Beating Death Tragic Evidence of Bigotry In Iowa

The following statement on August 25, 2011, can be attributed to Ben Stone, Executive Director of the ACLU of Iowa:

“The brutal beating death of Marcellus Andrews is further evidence of the existence of hatred and bigotry in our state.

Whether the ultimate charges brought include an allegation of a hate crime, it appears from information reported in the media that the violence of that night was accompanied by anti-gay hatred and prejudice. The ACLU of Iowa remains steadfast in its decades-long commitment to human dignity and equality for all people, including young Iowans like Mr. Andrews.”