I really despise the usage of 'Argument' here in the title. It does not do the situation justice. As far as i'm aware this wasn't an Argument. it was entirely one sided. The perpetrator just walked up and started being homophobic before shooting him. It was a murder and to call it anything less is just being dishonest.
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This was after someone set his house on fire, which killed his 3 dogs. And then someone took one of the skulls and a leash and set it up where they'd be seen. So when Joss and his husband came back and were mourning, THEN his neighbor came out and started shouting slurs at them while waiving a fun around.
But no this was an argument between two equally at fault rational people. Definitely not a homophobic hate crime on the first day of pride month.
Title is a lie. He was shot for crying over his dead dogs skull being placed near the mailbox of the recently burned down home they moved out of and shot by one of the homophobes who threatned to burn down said house who was also screaming slurs at him, while pushing his husband out of the path of the gun, saving his life. This was ALL preventable but the police force there allowed it to happen despite multiple years of reports.
I feel bad for any progressives living in conservative neighborhoods (street city or state)
If I lived in America and was LGBTQ I'd be buying a gun right now, and this comes from someone who has always been anti-gun
If i lived in america i'd sell my gun to get out of that shithole as soon as possible.
Almost everyone I know is broke. No country takes broke people. I could leave any day if I'm only willing to abandon everyone who cares about me
I bet you a million dollars the murderer believes himself a good Christian.
No one is going to bet against you. Those are negative odds.
This was ALL preventable but the police force there allowed it to happen despite multiple years of reports.
He was shot for crying over his dead dogs skull being placed near the mailbox of the recently burned down home they moved out of and shot by one of the homophobes
Seriously.. fuck the US, fuck that country, fuck it.
Giving some attention to some sources that worded it better
'King Of The Hill' Star Shot Dead In Homophobic Attack, Partner Says
https://patch.com/california/los-angeles/king-kill-star-shot-dead-homophobic-attack-partner-says
'King of the Hill' Actor Killed
Husband Claims Homophobia Fueled Shooting Murder
https://www.tmz.com/2025/06/02/jonathan-joss-husband-tristan-kern-de-gonzales-shooting-statement/
Husband of slain ‘King of the Hill’ actor Jonathan Joss says neighbor was homophobic
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/02/jonathan-joss-king-of-the-hill-shot-killed-neighbor/
“He was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men living each other,” Gonzales wrote in a Facebook post. “I was with him when he passed. I told him how much he was loved.”
God damn :(
The wiki article on his death says that the San Antonio PD is saying that there was no evidence of hate crime up to that point, but if this was ongoing for literal years over 300+ incidents, i find that hard to believe. They need an outside-led investigation into that county PD.
Is it sad that my first suspicion is that it simply doesn't meet the local legal definition of a hate crime because the laws are probably written to protect white people only?
Too bad there had to be an argument or disagreement…
…about whether the victim(s) crying over their dead dog in front of their burned down house deserved to live?
I wonder what the chances are that the fire, the dog skull, and the murder were all the same shithead.
I wonder what the chances are that the fire, the dog skull, and the murder were all the same shithead.
Very high. And he's probably buddies with the homophobic cops who dismissed years of reports of the threats to do those three things. And the same cops who have already "determined" that there was no hate crime.
Although I don't think those cops have realized yet that he was on other popular shows like Parks and Rec as well. And famous people are speaking out. Meaning there will be a lot more scrutiny and they can't just shrug and sweep it under the rug this time.
Some of those who burn crosses, hold office.
I hate this stupid fucking bigoted ass country.
Joss was a gay native man. Hell I could stop at native and the cops would already be looking to do anything other than help.
I got a three day ban on Reddit after saying something about ‘human blenderizing’ the dude who did this.
It’s not even a real word, nor even an actual real object. I fucking hate Reddit. I wish Lemmy had more traffic.
RIP 🪦 We will miss you.
This post has ~800 upvotes and ~150 comments. Lemme is doing great. It would be nice if the smaller communities were bigger, but there was a point on Reddit probably around 2015ish where it became too many people. I am enjoying this way more. Making a comment doesn't feel like shouting into a crowd of shouting people the way that Reddit does. There is actual conversation.
Lemmy has plenty. It needs some polish but I've never looked back after the day I got rid of Reddit.
argument? the dude was being threated for MONTHS.
His death was so brutal. I hope people in San Antonio schedule a pride march in the voice actors neighborhood.
Also, I really think there should be a neighborhood watch or civilian guard force where lgtbq populace can ask for help or support when they're being harassed. Like a civilian neighborhood watch app.
If someone burned down that racists home. I would donate to their court case if they were caught.
Texas is now Iran.
🌍🧑🚀🔫🧑🚀
at least Iran was a modern and civil place before US meddling. don't know if there was ever a time to say the same for Texas.
Yup. Texas, OTOH, seceded from Mexico because Mexico outlawed slavery and Texas had a problem with that, and the US was like, "Come on in, brother."
It's funny how they never tell you why Texas declared independence in school...
Live in the area and currently in the process of getting out due to things like this. Wouldn’t be shocked at all if Abbott pardoned the killer.
How FUCKED UP in the head do you have to be to do something like this.
What the actual FUCK.
Probably perpetrated by some dumb straight Christians.
But the reporting on this will focus more on the fact that the victim was ingenious and/or gay, than what's going on with the shooter.
But we get headlines like "trans person sentenced to (insert punishment) for (insert random crime)" or something similar whenever anyone from the LGBTQ+ community acts out.
You'll never see "straight man shoots a person because the shooter was a dick" or anything similar.
Fucking double standards.
You can find stupid people in every part of the world. Allowing every idiot to have a firearm is only possible in a country that is run by gun dealers.
We live in a society where this happens and it's just one of those things. People shouldn't be used to this.