First killer charged on federal hate crimes for transgender murder gets 49 years

[stephaniec]

First killer charged on federal hate crimes for transgender murder gets 49 years in prison

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/05/16/first-killer-charged-on-federal-hate-crimes-for-transgender-murder-gets-49-years-in-prison/

Pink News/By  Josh Jackman    05/16/2017

"A 49 year prison sentence has been handed d the man who murdered his teenage girl friend because she was trans"

[jjordynn]

Absolutely well deserved. I hope this opens up the government to look more into how serious hate crimes REALLY are/can be.