c/transgender · by Beaver@lemmy.ca · 2yMichigan Becomes 20th State to Ban Gay and Trans Panic Defense: A Milestone for LGBTQ+ Rights https://www.transvitae.com/michigan-ban-trans-panic-defense/109 points · 3 comments · view on lemmy.world
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That_Devil_Girl@lemmy.ml · 15 pts · 2y
Is this a common defense used in criminal trials? I genuinely don't know and found very little when googling.
lmaydev@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y
It's not incredibly common from what I can gather. Cases are likely in the 100s over the last few decades.
But the fact you can murder someone and say you were scared because they were gay as a defense is completely indefensible.
Imagine if a gay person used this as a defense for murdering a straight person. People would lose their collective shit.
humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 2y
Imagine if someone kills a person and then goes like 'that because I felt gay that day, silly'