This is why judges and the judicial system do not deserve the automatic and unconditional respect they demand.
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Even a generous read of this article fails to prove that Ríhanna's case was influenced by the fact she is trans. The article gives many anecdotes of minorities, and claims they are disproportionately negatively impacted in the courts, but 1/ doesn't provide the data to support that, and 2/ doesn't go into details on the judgement in this case (and the omission leads me to believe they probably aren't in Ríhanna's favor)
I really think we need to revoke Wyoming status as a state. They don't have enough of a population to justify statehood.
Let's just use George Carlin's advice, put up a fence and send all the like minded people there.
Extract the few good people to nicer places.
In America people don't vote, land votes
And this is why you don't want a "mental illness" check for owning a firearm. They would absolutely label all LGBTQ+ people "mentally ill" and bar them from owning a firearm. It's also why a national registry is how you allow criminals to keep their firearms and make a list of all LGBTQ+ people who would own firearms...that list should never exist.
An armed minority is harder to oppress.
And if you don't think they've already set the stage for the same maneuver with Democrats in general you're living under a rock. They don't want civil war two, they want another Rwanda.
Yep, disarming the populous is step one.
Let's say they get what they want and put her away for 15 years. That's right about the same amount of time as a manslaughter charge. They seem to be actively arguing for just shooting the aggressor since the charge is the same.
The lives of homophobes are worth less by the day.
The lives of homophobes are worth less by the day.
Good, the market is starting to realize the value of a homophobe's life: nothing.
The classic "rights for me, but not for thee."
Friendly reminder that SCOTUS, in an opinion authored by none other than Neil Gorsuch, ruled that discrimination by sexual orientation or gender identity is inherently discrimination by sex. If a set of behaviors is allowed by a cisgender person, but their biological sex does not match their gender, you are discriminating by sex.
Likewise, if Alex's husband comes to the company Christmas party and that is only acceptable if Alex is short for Alexandra, a woman, your discrimination by sexual orientation is also discrimination by sex.
A surprisingly brilliant ruling that has yet to be Constitutionally Calvinballed.
So these dudes antagonize her, approach her, and push her down.
She pulls a gun and doesn't even shoot.
Alright I'm with it so far...
They run off...and call the cops?
And the cops arrest...her?
Drawing the weapon was clearly defensive. There's no "malicious intent" if you're in a marginalized group and carrying a legal weapon.
Had she not drawn her weapon she probably would been raped, or worse.
She pulls a gun and doesn't even shoot.
Can't speak for other states, but in Connecticut you'd have more legal protection if you actually shot the aggressor. Here a gun should only leave it's holster if deadly force is the only way to protect yourself. If you can eliminate the threat by simply brandishing, you weren't in a position where self defense applies.
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Matthew Shepherd
October 12, 1998
Laramie, Wyoming
They tied him to a fence and beat him to death
I got to meet his mom once. Powerful woman and tireless fighter to ensure other parents don't have to experience what she did.
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