why?

My dear friend, Bob, was walking down the street in Long Beach California chatting on his cell phone when someone or maybe even two someone's (he never saw him/them) pushed him to the ground from behind. He remembers putting his hands out to catch his fall and being hit more than once on the back of the head. That is all he remembers.

Now he has a fractured nose, a concussion, a scraped up face, which according to Bob looks like a rug burn all over his face, especially brutal on his lip. They suspect he has a punctured ear drum, he'll know for sure this afternoon after he is seen by an ENT doctor. When Bob came to his clothes were all cut to shreds. He never even saw his attacker(s) before losing consciousness.

Police suspect it was a hate crime. Bob is gay.

Sometimes I don't want to be a part of a world where this happens. I just don't understand why.

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[Laura]

I am so sorry. There are no words. My thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery are with Bob.