Proposed ban on 'gay panic defense' in California murder cases heads to Gov. Jer

[kira21 ♡♡♡]

Proposed ban on 'gay panic defense' in California murder cases heads to Gov. Jerry Brown
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
First Posted: August 27, 2014 - 8:43 pm

SACRAMENTO, California — Defendants could not escape murder charges by claiming they panicked when they discovered someone was gay or transgender under a bill headed to Gov. Jerry Brown.

The state Assembly approved AB2501 on a 50-10 vote Wednesday.

Current law allows murder charges to be reduced to manslaughter if the killings happened in a sudden quarrel or in the heat of passion. AB2501 by Democratic Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla of Concord would bar defendants from using their victims' gender or sexual orientation to support a so-called panic defense.

http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/cb8c8b75c72e48968712c13509bc9acc/CA--Gay-Panic-Defense

[suzifrommd]

Shocking that 10 elected legislators would believe that it's OK to kill someone if you find out they're gay. Makes you wonder what sort of country we're really living in.

[Vicky]

I can probably guess which ones they were even without reading the roll call (if there was one) and in reality it is probably only one who really believes its OK to kill a GLBT person.  The other 9 are what I would be charitable in calling Ostriches with their head in our sand (we have plenty) but in reality it is not sand they are in, it is somebody's back side cave, thereby making them A--triches. 

[Jaime R D]

Shocking that 10 elected legislators would believe that it's OK to kill someone if you find out they're gay. Makes you wonder what sort of country we're really living in.

They're not saying that its ok to kill someone for being gay or trans.








just that it isn't as bad as killing normal people...