Man uses "Gay Panic Defense" to get away with murder

[Rev. Rye]

I blame Zimmerman who started the ridiculous stand your ground craze.

Actually, Zimmerman's defense was a fairly straightforward self-defense case. His lawyer briefly considered a Stand Your Ground defense, but abandoned it after a week, long before the trial. And he won largely because the events that led up to the shooting were so murky it was impossible to prove whether or not it was an act of self-defense, although his behavior afterward does not paint Zimmerman in a favourable light.

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.

Yeah, in High School, I was sexually harrassed by boys, but I knew better than to use it as an excuse to kill them. PROPORTIONATE RESPONSE is the key phrase for such an occurrence. If they're hitting on you, decline their advances. If they persist, get away. IF they pursue you, then maybe physical violence may be justifiable, preferably on the mild side, just enough that they make sure you're not fucking around, in both figurative and literal senses (so, literally).

Only if it gets to this point:



should actual murder be in the cards.

Seriously, this shit should be covered by common sense. Picture what's happening as a movie and instead of a gay man and a straight man, it's a straight man and a woman who's not attracted to him. If, at any point, your plan of action seems out of proportion with what she would do and still regain the audience's sympathy, don't do it in real life.