[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

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.

But are they just saying this because he's a minority ??? If he was a woman or black would we be screaming also sexism & racism!?? .

But as I've said I've seen real crime stories of all ethnicities ,both genders & all sexualities getting either death penalty ,or light sentences or life inprisonment .

South Dakota is suddenly unfair and full of hate according to some opinions ? .

What about places like Texas which still have KKK , that was always seen as a backwards state ?. There's still supposed to be a justice system in place despite predjudices .

The news article also says he "may" have gotten death penalty due to his sexuality but that doesn't sound like concrete proof to me .