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The Panic Defense (History/Cases (Being gay used to be considered a mental…
The Panic Defense
History/Cases
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Matthew Shepard one of the most recognized cases where the panic defense was used where McKinney claimed he killed Shepard because he made a sexual advance towards him
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Legal defense, usually against charges of assault or murder. A defendant using the defense claims they acted in a state of violent temporary insanity because of unwanted homosexual advances from another individual.
People sometimes claim that they went temporarily insane or that they went into a gay panic that caused them to react violently.
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Miscellaneous
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If you murder someone you should get a sentence that matches the crime. You shouldn’t be able to get off easy by blaming someone’s sexuality/identity.
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