A Los Angeles father stands accused of murder in the death of his son. The reason he killed his son? Because he was gay.
Shehada Issa, was charged on Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court with willful, deliberate, and premeditated murder in the death of his 29-year-old gay son, Amir Issa, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. If convicted, Issa faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Prosecutors report that police found Amir Issa shot dead outside of the family’s house in North Hills, California, on March 29. Shehada Issa had allegedly threatened to kill his son on prior occasions simply for being gay.
In another odd twist to this story, the body of Amir’s mother was also found inside the house, but police say they have not yet determined if she was also murdered.
And so we see yet again how hatred and fear can lead to someone taking the life of another person simply because they are different or have a lifestyle which some consider to be objectionable. A young man is dead, a father is in jail, and a family has been ripped apart.
How much better the world would be if we all simply learned to accept one another for who we are.
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