[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

What I want to know is why has his sexuality become the centre of this story, that's overshadowing the fact he's a murderer !!! . The media are having a field day trying to promote this so called "discrimination" ,shall we all forget he's committed a horrible crime ?. This is insane! . Why not have sympathy for the victim's family.

If a straight criminal was convicted ,the story wouldn't be revolved around his sexuality .

I think it's a far stretch to make assumptions ,and America is confusing in general as every state has a different law and different punishment .

For e.g I've heard crime stories where someone might get lethal injection for doing disgusting things,but another person who equally does heinous crimes will just get a few years in prison That's the system for you .

All round there's inconsistencies whether the convicted is black,white ,female,male ,gay,straight I've seen and heard different punishments for every type of person .

Again, you've missed the point. His crime is largely irrelevant to the issue of the story. The point of the story is that it's reported that he is getting a death sentence BECAUSE he is gay when he would have been imprisoned for life if he was straight. That is the issue because it sets a dangerous precedent, will gay people be punished more harshly in South Dakota if this story is valid and goes unchallenged?

Do you think that is fair? By ignoring that issue you are basically agreeing with the precedent that could be set here.