[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

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 .

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.