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Man uses "Gay Panic Defense" to get away with murder
April 28, 2018 at 4:34 pm
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...27261.html
You know, I wonder how a straight panic defense would go down with anyone who defends this sort of shit. Like a Lesbian says "That guy was hitting on me, and I just panicked and killed him!" Or a Gay guy kills a straight woman and says "She was hitting on me, and I snapped so I killed her!"
Also keep in mind that Cyntoia Brown is in prison for life, for at age 16 killing a man who purchased her for sex.
This is just straight up bullshit. 48 states allow the gay panic defense. That's 48 states too many.
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RE: Man uses "Gay Panic Defense" to get away with murder
April 28, 2018 at 4:35 pm
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I blame Zimmerman who started the ridiculous stand your ground craze.
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RE: Man uses "Gay Panic Defense" to get away with murder
April 28, 2018 at 5:10 pm
I guess stealing a kiss, is a not a thing anymore in the US?
An ex gf I had, despite our relationship ended after a couple of years, still claims mine was the most beautifully stolen kiss of her life. We are just friends now, but yeah, in the spur of the momment, grabbed her by the shoulders and kissed her. She didn't fought back.
To the young'uns, if you ever want to steal a kiss, do so in private. Except for gays. Its against the law in most states.
Not here. Murder is murder.
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RE: Man uses "Gay Panic Defense" to get away with murder
April 28, 2018 at 5:15 pm
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Sounds like a hail mary defense. No reason not to try it. If it works..everything is on the line..if it doesn't..meh, fuck it, no loss.
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RE: Man uses "Gay Panic Defense" to get away with murder
April 28, 2018 at 5:24 pm
Great. Soon there will be an ugly panic defense. "She's not my type, but she tried to kiss me so I stabbed her".
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RE: Man uses "Gay Panic Defense" to get away with murder
April 28, 2018 at 5:43 pm
A shove or slap would've been justified. You can't kill someone because they're trying to kiss you. Whatever their gender. I feel like without religion, this would be basic.
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RE: Man uses "Gay Panic Defense" to get away with murder
April 28, 2018 at 6:05 pm
When I was young, a gay man kissed me in public. He got 2 broken teeth from that exchange because it was humiliating. Had he done that in private, I wouldn't have the same reaction and probably would just pushed him back and say "WTF". But I was a young one and today if a gay man kissed me in public, like happened with my wife best friend, I would not care much. When we are young is when we are insecure about our sexuality.
Heh my wife's best frien story is fun. We were at the bar and my wife was talking a lot with him while I was doing something else. I went to them and said "yo, you want to steal my wife?" (Jokingly, I went to his marriage), lel, he stole a kiss from me and said: "nah I wanna steal you from her". We laughed, everybody laughed, but I reckon his husband was a bit jealous. Its all cool.
I already matured enough to not be bothered with such things, but as a young guy I was insecure. I was 17 and in a ball some 30 something guy comes and kisses me in front of the gals?
I sometimes think I overreacted knocking his teeth out. He was very fragile in comparision. But then being an atheist I will already on my road to hell, so, whoever gets there first, grab me a spot, baking pies without an oven.
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RE: Man uses "Gay Panic Defense" to get away with murder
April 28, 2018 at 6:17 pm
This is crazy. Should be charged with murder.
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RE: Man uses "Gay Panic Defense" to get away with murder
April 28, 2018 at 6:39 pm
Murder. What two states don't accept this stupidity? And only two? SMH I've been hit on by a gay guy or two, and they took "No, I'm not interested" straight off.
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RE: Man uses "Gay Panic Defense" to get away with murder
April 28, 2018 at 7:14 pm
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(April 28, 2018 at 6:39 pm)Fireball Wrote: Murder. What two states don't accept this stupidity? And only two? SMH I've been hit on by a gay guy or two, and they took "No, I'm not interested" straight off.
The gay stuff seems like a distraction. If a woman were at a man's house, and he started forcing himself on her a bit, man, I don't know. Stabbing seems really excessive. But if she ends up getting raped because she didn't fully resist when she still had the chance, that's also fucked up.
A tiny 69yo man doesn't have a lot of physical escape options available to him when confronting a 30 something larger guy.
He was convicted of criminally negligent homicide. It's a really complicated situation. Some lesser charge seems like it makes sense given he immediately contacts the authorities? But maybe it should be murder. And maybe it should be nothing. I think I could understand just about any result.
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