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Delaware bans LGBTQ+ panic defense with overwhelming bipartisan support (www.lgbtqnation.com)

submitted 11 months ago by DevCat@lemmy.world to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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Delaware has officially banned the so-called “gay and trans panic” defense, becoming the 17th state in the nation to do so.

The panic defense is a legal defense strategy used to justify violent crimes against LGBTQ+ people due to a perpetrator “panicking” over discovering their victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

According to the Movement Advancement Project, no state allows the defense to be used on its own, but it is often used alongside other defense strategies as a way to advocate for leniency.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fuck me. I forgot this even existed.

I'm a straight man in Florida. Good to know I can beat the shit out of any given gay man and skate in court.

[–] HowMany@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The law applies to religion also. What religion do you profess to be?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

None.

[–] HowMany@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 months ago

Yours is the best religion.