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Originally Posted by Dezzy
You're still missing the point.
It's not about getting the murderer freed or anything like that, it's about getting him the same punishment as anyone else would in the same situation. This situation needs to be investigated and the sentencing, if found to be discriminatory, needs to be re-evaluated. You can't push to sentence a gay man to die because he 'might enjoy living with men in prison'. As I said before, that sets a dangerous precedent that could lead to gay people getting harsher sentences than their straight counterparts.
You can gloss over it all you want but all that achieves is condoning discriminatory treatment in the law.
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Saying all that, wouldnt a gay person get a lighter sentence?
Say if he was straight abd comitted a theft he would get jail time...but if a gay person did the same crime they would be spared jail because they might enjoy it
