tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post3032662376739033842..comments2024-02-20T15:17:48.594+11:00Comments on A.E.Brain: Most Memorable Comment of the WeekZoe Brainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-20310722762505241962009-04-25T11:24:00.000+10:002009-04-25T11:24:00.000+10:00Batty,
In the US the first amendment protects fre...Batty,<br /><br />In the US the first amendment protects freedom of speech (however objectionable). Most States don't have hate-speech laws.Bluenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-62206427518519879382009-04-23T15:25:00.000+10:002009-04-23T15:25:00.000+10:00Laserlight said: "Batty, that's not against a spec...Laserlight said: "Batty, that's not against a specific person, so it's not actionable. "I'd like to shoot our politicians" isn't the same as "I'd like to shoot Senator Payola.""<br /><br />Ah but it's stated against a class of people, which is what hate-crimes are suppossed to be about yes?<br /><br />And it wasn't 'like to' which might denote a not-serious expression of feelling not intent. Whereas: "If I meet a woman and that turned out to be a man, that person will be in grave physical danger from me."<br /><br />Is saying WILL BE. It's a threat against the first TG person they meet and against an entire class of people.<br /><br />So while the specific person is as yet unidentified simply because they haven't been met yet it is a statement of threat to whoever that will be and to the entire class as anyone of them could be that person. <br /><br />Don't some places hate-crime laws make criminal threatening violence to a whole class? Acts of intimidation by threats of violence directed to a community?Battybattybatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030389503526882755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-22448773103364954952009-04-23T14:18:00.000+10:002009-04-23T14:18:00.000+10:00I suspect that Andrade's refusal to take the stand...I suspect that Andrade's refusal to take the stand counted against him in this case, While that is not necessarily evidence against a defendant, if his defence depends on accusing someonne else of wrongdoing then such a refusal could be seen as damaging his credibility.<br /><br />As for the sentencing I believe life without parole might be mandatory in a case like this.Lloyd Flackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832519369660328832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-30925699329129101052009-04-23T11:24:00.000+10:002009-04-23T11:24:00.000+10:00That was a very quick trial--don't trials usually ...That was a very quick trial--don't trials usually drag out much longer?<br /><br />Also, that was very quick sentencing after the verdict--doesn't the sentencing phase usually take a least a few weeks?sumptos devil s advocatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-76425752271322397252009-04-23T10:24:00.000+10:002009-04-23T10:24:00.000+10:00So. Much. Fail.
I'm glad that the Jury was smarter...So. Much. Fail.<br />I'm glad that the Jury was smarter than these bigots are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-10060726324829325582009-04-23T09:52:00.000+10:002009-04-23T09:52:00.000+10:00The bastard Andrade's been found guilty. He'll ro...The bastard Andrade's been found guilty. He'll rot in prison for the rest of his life. Good riddance!RadarGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473608033848746101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-91192736657051757512009-04-23T04:30:00.000+10:002009-04-23T04:30:00.000+10:00Nice to see so much internalized homophobia being ...Nice to see so much internalized homophobia being expressed out loud.MgShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183962674882855323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-14535821234959122002009-04-23T00:16:00.000+10:002009-04-23T00:16:00.000+10:00Batty, that's not against a specific person, so it...Batty, that's not against a specific person, so it's not actionable. "I'd like to shoot our politicians" isn't the same as "I'd like to shoot Senator Payola."Laserlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410066397664711673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-49441346344472077492009-04-22T23:43:00.000+10:002009-04-22T23:43:00.000+10:00Society has always depended upon excuse and lies t...Society has always depended upon excuse and lies to support evil behavior. If we follow this resoning of Trans-Panic, I guess i could commit any crime and use that excuse. In robbing a bank I became currency-paniced and confused taking larger sums than I should have. And the dead security gaurd that got in the way appeared to me to be Transgender, and well it was just an auto-sexual reaction cused by trans-phobic emotional distress for which all of society has come to understand is a perfectly plausible excuse to perform murder and autrocity. It worked for Hitler, Zapata?, and for me assuming I should get caught in my premeditated activities.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346107712165329251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-52250034027778889092009-04-22T21:35:00.000+10:002009-04-22T21:35:00.000+10:00"Will Sheldon April 20th, 2009 9:03 am ET
If I me..."Will Sheldon April 20th, 2009 9:03 am ET<br /><br />If I meet a woman and that turned out to be a man, that person will be in grave physical danger from me."<br /><br />Isn't that post itself a threat, a hate-crime? <br /><br />In many plsces it's against the law to issue threats. that there is a threat.Battybattybatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030389503526882755noreply@blogger.com