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Gay panic defense

PostPosted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 4:38 pm
by .Q.
I can't believe it's an actual thing.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way ... n-new-year

Re: Gay panic defense

PostPosted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 4:36 am
by Michael
A lot of very crazy things are proposed by defense and prosecuting attorneys in criminal courts. It is an endless source of WTF. This is maybe a 4/10 on the courtroom crazy scale.

Re: Gay panic defense

PostPosted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 7:03 am
by origami_itto
Nice.

It's better to keep a calm head and press charges for rape by false pretenses

Re: Gay panic defense

PostPosted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 7:48 am
by Steve James
Google "twinkie defense" and read the history. Gay panic is as reasonable as any other lame excuse for murder.

Oh, by lame, I mean simply using "my" fear and "who he was" to rationalize why I killed him. There needs to be a better reason than "he was Gay."

Re: Gay panic defense

PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 6:55 am
by origami_itto
"he might have had a gun" seems to work well for cops

Re: Gay panic defense

PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 10:17 am
by jimmy