Reply #2: Another prejudice trial [View All]

[Snoggera]

I haven't been to this site before, and find it intriguing; the type of crimes that are being covered. It seems like a good trend.

http://www.courttv.com/trials/news/0404/16_transgender_ap.html

Trial begins for men accused of murdering teen they thought was female



HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) — The attorney for one of three men on trial for the slaying of a transgender teen said his client acted out of shame and revulsion upon discovering that he had sex with a man.

The argument came on the second day of opening statements in the trial of three men charged with murdering Eddie "Gwen" Araujo, 17. The teenager, who lived as a woman, was beaten, strangled and buried in a shallow grave in 2002 after it was discovered that Araujo was biologically male.

"It brought shame and humiliation, shock and revulsion," said Michael Thorman, the attorney for Michael Magidson, 23.

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apparently the defense in this one is that if one experiences revulsion, it is okay to beat, strangle and murder someone.

I'm amazed.

(Poster #1 - I agree wholeheartedly with what you said)