Bubba Copeland shot himself in front of police on Friday, days after he begged 1819 News not to expose his private life.

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    1 year ago

    That quote is ignoring the fact that it was his fellow conservatives who went after him to destroy his life. It is his fellow conservatives – the ones he chose to stand among and support – that enjoy this outcome.

    You cannot be surprised when bullies bully. And the people who hang out with bullies because it benefits them to do so? They are also bullies.

    And unfortunately, I think that’s exactly why you’re wrong. The issue isn’t partisanship. The issue is bigotry. These people outed him because they hate and want to destroy LGBT people. There’s no shades of grey here. There is no moderate position. This story happened even with no one from the opposite partisan position being involved.

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      And he participated in that bullying for years himself.

      This guy was those guys. Dressing in drag doesn’t give him a pass.