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Killers of transgender people to get longer sentences

Started by spacial, December 08, 2011, 08:11:23 AM

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spacial

QuoteThe Home Office has announced longer jail sentences for murders motivated by hostility to a transgender person.

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In September this year Leon Fyle, 23, was jailed for life for the murder of Destiny Lauren, a pre-operative transgender person who worked as a prostitute.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16089715

The use of the term person is quite provokative from the BBC. If we ignore it, it could become a norm. If we mention it, we open ourselves up to oversensitivity.

'Are you saying this isn't a person?' sort of thing.

But nice to see this progress from the government. Also the recognition of some of the problems of transgender people.
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Michelle.

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pixiegirl

Quote from: Michelle. on December 09, 2011, 02:04:10 AM
Out in what, 5 years?

Nah, wouldn't get out that early in any circumstance even on the 15 year sentence
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