Hinky?

There's a term used in law enforcement that means that something about a story just doesn't add up right -- can't exactly put your finger on what's wrong, but you know something is amiss. The term is "hinky." Maybe I'm too suspicious and cynical, but this story seems hinky to me.

Two men were walking down Audelia Road in northeast Dallas at 2 a.m. one day last March. That's niggling doubt number one. What are they doing walking down a road at 2 a.m.? They claim that five men pulled up and shouted anti-gay slurs at them. Two of the men got out of the car with baseball bats and attacked the alleged victims. Hmmmm. . .and they just stood there? They didn't try to run?

One man was knocked unconscious, and the other claims he tried to fight back and was caught in the door of the attackers' vehicle and dragged a short distance. Hmmmmm . . . the attackers' buddies were taking off without them?

The two men who were attacked kept their wits about them enough to realize that the car had 24-inch rims. Really? You'd know the size of the rims just by a cursory look? I'm not into automotive things, so I honestly didn't know. I looked on ebay, though, and the 22 inch, 24 inch, 26 inch, and 28 inch rims all look about the same to me.

The alleged victims, who suffered numerous injuries, took themselves to Medical City Hospital where police were contacted. Hmmmmmm . . . if they were walking, how did they get to the hospital? If they called someone to come get them, why didn't they also call police?

The police say this was a hate crime and is being investigated accordingly. I wonder about that. With all the publicity gays get when something like this happens, why haven't we heard a follow-up to this case since March 15 when it was first reported?

Sounds awfully hinky to me.

"Police seek help naming men in anti-gay attack." The Dallas Morning News; March 15, 2012; p. 3B.