Comments on: Boys (and Men) Do Cry: Teena Brandon Case Revisited

By: James McCabe

James McCabe — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:23:27 +0000

This is off the topic of discussion, but it is related and I think it is important.

Brandon Teena saw himself as a man, lived life as a man and wished to be recognized as a man. His wishes should be honored, and he should be referred to as Brandon or as Mr. Teena, and masculine pronouns should be used when referring to him otherwise.

To do otherwise is to minimize Mr. Teena’s status as a transgendered person and the role of hatred toward the transgendered in his murder.

By: masha04

masha04 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:28:22 +0000

How can anyone sign that petition? I think that Lotter is the worst human in the world; he is not even human, he is not even an animal (animals never do what he did), he is just SHIT, RUBBISH! And what we do with rubbish? we eliminate it! so, that’s what the court must do with that piece of shit!

Lotter does not have the deserve to be alive, does not have any human right, because he is not a human.

Brandon Teena forever in my mind! We miss you Brandon!

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sat, 23 May 2009 20:08:22 +0000

BS…. if someone kills someone and is convicted of it and sentenced to death … i think they should be put to death the day theyre sentenced… lotter shouldve been LONG gone instead of wasting money keepin his sorry ass alive … i work for Pennsylvania higher education assistance agency… do you know that to keep ONE prisoner in jail for one year, we spend the same amount it would cost to send THREE students through college..now times that by however many years his ass has been there… plus all the other bastards locked up for burtally murding innocent victims … thats crazy ..and its a waste! ….point is, if you commit a crime .. you should be punished … if that crime was death, then you should be put down just like theyd put down an animal for injuring a human… he should be put to death in the most painful torturing way possible if you ask me…. and thats how i feel about this situation …

By: DavidnMemphis

DavidnMemphis — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:19:58 +0000

On another note. If you go to the petition website, you can view signatures. The majority of signatures are from people against his cause. I wonder how many “true” signatures he has?

By: DavidnMemphis

DavidnMemphis — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:10:27 +0000

On January 25, 1989 my older brother was shot and killed. Thoughts about the death penalty have entered my mind constantly since then. Here is what I know. The death penalty, regardless of your view is not in place for the victim or the crimimal. It is in place for the ones left behind. That would be the victim’s family and the criminal’s family. Let’s face it, electrocuting a man to death is not going to rehabilitate him. Nor will bring the victim back. But it will give closure! All I kept thinking about when my brother was killed, was LET IT END! But no, it doesn’t end. You have to go to court and listen to it again, then you’ve got to hear it on tv, in the papers, at the gorcery store, EVERYWHERE! If life in prison is equal to death, then let death be swift. So that we can have closure and get back to the business of living. The murder of Brandon, Lisa, and Philip occured 10 YEARS AGO!! I can’t believe their families are still dealing with this. Put them to death and end the pain for everyone! F@#K the criminals, It’s “INHUMANE” for the families. Am I the only one who feels this way?

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:46:48 +0000

If he was bad enough to do the crime, and he was sentence to the death penalty, then he should man up and take his punishment like a big boy.

By: Rosie

Rosie — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:55:26 +0000

If they can’t decide how to execute Lotter, how about using the same method he used on his victims. What’s fair if fair. These killers certainly never cared about the pain and suffering they inflicted on their victims prior to their death, why are they whining now. Take your medicine Lotter, be a man for once.

By: Meerkat

Meerkat — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:48:07 +0000

The petition is a JOKE. Have you seen what’s there? Almost everyone there HATES John Lotter and they want him to FRY. They want to pour gasoline over his crotch and down his throat and throw the switch…And they want to do that with Tom Nissen and Sheriff Laux on John’s lap! Then they all want to roast marshmallows over them. Sounds good to me! John Lotter wants FAIRNESS? OKAY, then – GIVE HIM THE VERY SAME TREATMENT HE GAVE HIS VICTIMS. Bring in 2 men to rip off his pants in front of a crowd, and then let each man ram his penis up inside of John, and beat him. John should experience fear and pain in every fiber of his being. He should never know laughter or love again. Loneliness, doom and empty days should be his only friends. Then, let those men stab John and shoot him as he once did. Those are the things he helped do to his victims. He cared nothing about how he treated his victims and how they died. John hated Teena Brandon enough to violently rape her and put her in her grave. If he received the same treatment, that would be fair. John Lotter should be thankful that he will be executed according to state law. At least he’ll die knowing that he deserves to die for what he did. Teena Brandon would never have had consensual sex with a male, and she reported a rape that was ignored. I hope the justice system makes sure Lotter pays for what he did with his own life. It would be nice to see that, and even Nissen and Laux fry, too. They’ve got blood on their hands. It’s a shame what happened to those victims and their families. It’s a shame that Lotter and Nissens families have to go through this nightmare of what they did, too.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:08:56 +0000

Let that f_cker fry!!!!!!!!!!

By: Lisa in OK

Lisa in OK — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:22:47 +0000

lol! Ok. No wiggling.