Violence seems to phase me so much nowadays. Wars and beatings and robberies. Hate crimes feel so ... fresh, though. Like there hasn't been such a surge of it in so long but the unfortunate truth is that they have been as often as wars. I don't know if that makes sense but I guess what I am trying to say is that these kind of things still astound me. The cruelty of man is still ridiculous and overpowering to me. Fighting to protect, I can understand maybe.. but something as meaningless as killing another child over something so irrelevant... I will never understand some of the things savages will do to gratify themselves in the wake of a gun shot. My heart goes out to Larry and anyone else who has to face bullying on a day to day basis. Bullying has no justification -- this is one of those cruelties that can be avoided completely but violence on the television just isn't enough for some of them.

I am so sorry for your loss. I can't even start to imagine the pain that comes with losing a child. I truly hope that the words of love and comfort you recieve help you during such a difficult time. My heart goes out to you and your family.

this isnt right we need change no matter who we are in love with. boy with boy , girl with girl or boy with girl. love is love and we shouldnt stop love. i dont know larry but your story made me cry, i hope god punishes whoever did this awfull crime

It hurts my soul to look at his pictures. I just found out about this. He looked like such a sweet child. My tears go out to you. I am so so so so so sorry.

I am so very sorry for your loss of Larry. It is such a shame that people are scared of what they dont know about. Some of my very best friends happen to be openly gay and if I can accept them, then why can't other people. It is the year 2008 and we should not have to deal with such problems like this anymore. If people would just open their minds to other people and things, people like Larry would be alive and having a happy life. People who judge end up being judged themselves. Maybe not at that moment but all in due time.

I am so sorry for your loss, he seemed like an amazing little boy. It's a horrible world out there and its only going to get worse if something isn't done.
Larry, Rest in peace. I know you are in a good place looking down on all of your friends and family.
For anyone who knew him, my deepest condolences. No one deserves to go through such tradgedy
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Although I didn't know Larry his story touches me so much. We need change, discrimination is not acceptable. We're all human. Rest in Peace Larry, forever missed.

Larry, we're living in a cynical world where people fight with people. I grieve upon the loss of you, a pristine soul on earth.
This world owes you, a lot, everything. May your soul glitter over the rainbow.
May you R.I.P.

I'm really sorry for all the things, you had to go threw.
I am gay, too. I can't play the role as the straight guy. I can't. But i try. Lawrence get all my respect! I can' go to all and say, that I'm gay. It's my secret. Nobody knows it. But you all here know it now. I can not understand why people do so bad things. We are just like anyone else here. We are just like other things...But we are allready people like anyone here! I'm so sad about this, i'm really speechless. My whole life would be destroyed, when my family, friends, ect. would know, that I'm gay. I hate all the people, who hates gays or lesbians. They are just like Nazis! All racism...This world could be better. And when Lawrence would live, he could change this. Surely...
PS: Sorry for my bad bad english...

Larry,
Your death is a tragic loss - not only to your friends and family and others who love you, but a loss of faith in the community as a whole. I thought the world was better than this. I'm working to make it better.