Comments on: Hate 2 hope: The story of Tim Zaal and Matthew Boger

By: David M

David M — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 07:43:49 +0000

In reply to Lori. Aimable, the book is available through Amazon.com. A search there for the title brought up the book as the first result. Apparently the books is a fictionalized telling of Boger and Zaal's stories, with names changed and so on. I don't know how to order from Amazon in Rwanda, but perhaps you do.

By: Aimable Mpayimana

Aimable Mpayimana — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 06:34:13 +0000

In reply to Lori. Thanks,I recently met Boger and Tim at the Museum of Tolerence.how can I have that book? Aimable(writing from Rwanda)

By: Asbel Garcia

Asbel Garcia — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:39:41 +0000

This nearly had me in tears. It’s sad how people can change but they don’t make an effort to try.

By: AmericanHistory XX

AmericanHistory XX — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:10:21 +0000

Tim Zaal and Matthew Boger are both very lucky that Tim and the 12 other punk rockers did not kill anyone that night. And yes, like everyone else, he can be a jerk, even today. He is very “lucky, honored, and Blessed” to have been given the opportunity to share this experience with others so that we can learn from the mistakes made and spare family members, “and others,” the pain and suffering that similar acts may cause.
Mr Zaal probably would not have gone to jail for very long because;
1. he was only 16 years old,.
2. there were no hate crime laws,
3. the L.A.P.D. often took part in similar activities, and had a reputation for violence against both the punk rockers and the gay community back in those days.

By: craig H

craig H — Mon, 30 May 2011 06:06:47 +0000

PS I’d like to hear from Tim I hav not seen him since the early punkrock days.
If his brain is not too fryed out he will remember who I am from running around in claremont—-I believe we had just got ahold of the first icons of flith Album
MEMory lane and I’ve got some sick memories–Email me Tim I remember you too bad you went soo far off track.. Hope your clean and sober now I am. Craig

By: craig H

craig H — Mon, 30 May 2011 06:00:24 +0000

I knew Tim when he was a drunk —confused punk rock wanta be– who didn’t fit in anywhere and it’s funny that he would jump on a gay guy because he tryed to pretend kiss me in glendora house party to impress some girl to see if he could get laid…..I also was there when he got his tooth kncked out in hollywood by a black dude at the cathay de grand. I’m not sure if he kicked this gay dude or sliped him the tongue when no one was looking. He may of ran with some skins calling themselves “THE ORDER” from “Glendora”but that was only if he was buying the beer.
Tim was a confused drunk and drug addict more than anything else, he did anything that would get him loaded or laid GO TIM

By: Astrid

Astrid — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:58:24 +0000

Gemma, Tim did marry a woman that is true, but it was a woman that he had been molesting since she was about 14 years old. When he was in his 20s. He basically was molesting a young girl that he was taking advantage of. Not so heroic.
Also I have spoken to some people they know and apparently this whole story is a fraud, something that he and Matthew cooked up in order to have a story to tell. You do realize that they get paid to travel around to schools and tell this bs story dont you? That is the way he makes a living.

By: Gemma

Gemma — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:57:56 +0000

What’s wrong with Gary? Clearly Tim Zaal was a real skinhead. He’s talked about experiences being a punk in the seventies that only someone who WAS a punk in the seventies would know about.
Oh, and he married a woman.
Beating the shit out of someone has nothing to do with attraction.
Gary, you are an ignorant jerk.

By: Astrid

Astrid — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:05:40 +0000

Theoretically Zaal could have killed this guy that night. It appears he intended to kill him and that it was just dumb luck that he didnt. I dont see how he is any different than any other violent murderer. If things had been even slightly different he would be in jail serving a life sentence. I think it is stupid how the victim and the rest of you all act like he is some hero when he is obviously just a lucky jerk.

By: derek nicholson

derek nicholson — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:24:31 +0000

dear mr boger please look foward to my letter in the mail i have gone through somthing similar to what u have gone through please use my letter without names or please use facticus names tlive in torrance ca