Comments on: “Provoking Smile” Defense Rejected in Murder Case http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/09/19/3017 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Fri, 24 May 2013 02:17:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Timothy Kincaid http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/09/19/3017/comment-page-1#comment-17723 Timothy Kincaid Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:22:17 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=3017#comment-17723 Yuki, I believe that Rev. Tetzlaff did not intend to suggest that this defense was appropriate. Byrd Tetzlaff has long been an advocate for the GLBT community and unless someone else is using her identity, I believe she just misread the story. Yuki,

I believe that Rev. Tetzlaff did not intend to suggest that this defense was appropriate. Byrd Tetzlaff has long been an advocate for the GLBT community and unless someone else is using her identity, I believe she just misread the story.

]]> By: Tiff http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/09/19/3017/comment-page-1#comment-17719 Tiff Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:59:20 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=3017#comment-17719 I'm glad that the blame-the-victim "transgender panic" defense apparently isn't working in court anymore. I’m glad that the blame-the-victim “transgender panic” defense apparently isn’t working in court anymore.

]]> By: Yuki Choe http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/09/19/3017/comment-page-1#comment-17718 Yuki Choe Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:22:39 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=3017#comment-17718 And any decent human being in this world will agree that a person who calls himself "REV" should think carefully before parroting such justification, just because the DEATH and MURDER of a transgender PERSON seemed to be insignificant compared to his presumed prejudice of transwomen. A murderer who KILL and DEHUMANIZE another fellow human being, calling the person "IT". REV, you are advocating blatant hate murder by agreeing to a lighter sentence? What are you thinking. And any decent human being in this world will agree that a person who calls himself “REV” should think carefully before parroting such justification, just because the DEATH and MURDER of a transgender PERSON seemed to be insignificant compared to his presumed prejudice of transwomen.

A murderer who KILL and DEHUMANIZE another fellow human being, calling the person “IT”. REV, you are advocating blatant hate murder by agreeing to a lighter sentence? What are you thinking.

]]> By: Timothy Kincaid http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/09/19/3017/comment-page-1#comment-17717 Timothy Kincaid Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:20:12 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=3017#comment-17717 Rev Tetzlaff, I think you may have misread. Judge Kopcow protected the honor of the victim and refused to allow her murderer to use a "it smiled at me" defense. The judge was the good guy in this situation. Rev Tetzlaff,

I think you may have misread.

Judge Kopcow protected the honor of the victim and refused to allow her murderer to use a “it smiled at me” defense. The judge was the good guy in this situation.

]]> By: rev byrd tetzlaff http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/09/19/3017/comment-page-1#comment-17716 rev byrd tetzlaff Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:00:35 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=3017#comment-17716 One can only hope that Judge Kopcow will be removed from office speedily. One can only hope that Judge Kopcow will be removed from office speedily.

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