Michigan bashing
victim asked to take lie detector test

Michigan gay rights activists want to know why a college student who filed a police complaint that he was gay-bashed on campus was told he would have to take a polygraph test before an investigation would begin. Hope College senior Jason Burns said he was attacked as he left the library at the Christian college and that his two attackers apparently recognized him as a student who frequently speaks out about homophobia and hate crimes on campus. Burns said he was grabbed and punched while the pair hurled homophobic slurs at him. He said he was able to break free and run for his car. He then reported the incident to college officials, who suggested he go to police. But when he filed a report with the Holland Police Department, he was told he would have to take a polygraph. The attack led to a demonstration on the school's campus this week. About 100 students protested what they call a "homophobic atmosphere" at the school. Holland police say they are going ahead with the investigation without the polygraph test on the assumption that the complaint is true. (Sirius OutQ News)