The murder of Aaron Hall.

[icarus]

Picked up from yin_again: Aaron Hall.

The surprise is that this murder is not getting attention from the press. Then I read this: "Police found Hall's body 10 days after his death wrapped in a tarp in the garage of Jackson County Deputy Coroner Terry Gray, whose son is one of the accused."

Uh-hunh.

I say: Try 'em and fry 'em.

Comments

[aphephobia.livejournal.com]

I think the judge should tack on extra years to their sentences out of disgust at the ploy.

Agreed.

(Then again, I think the "gay panic defense" is complete and utter bullshit. I mean, so what, some guy hits on you and you don't like it... you don't kill them. I wonder how well that would go down if some guy hit on me/made me feel scared and I did the same thing? "Heterosexual panic defense," anyone? It shits me that "gay panic" even exists.)

[gyutto.livejournal.com]

I wonder how well that would go down if some guy hit on me/made me feel scared and I did the same thing?

That's exactly what I thought. To me, "gay panic defense" would be like trying to justify in the old south because "omg black men are so scary and caused us to go temporarily insane!"

[gyutto.livejournal.com]

oops, I meant 'trying to justify lynchings'

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I read that article, and call me a cynical Maryland expat, but when I got to the point where the last time the "gay panic" defense worked was in West Virginia... well, I'm sure West Virginia has many intelligent people and doesn't truly deserve its "Deliverance" reputation. On the other hand, I did snort.

These folks in Indiana don't seem to be buying it.

The "gay panic" defense is about as air tight as any other "temporary insanity" plea. And just as desperate. The fact that these assholes took a picture of the beat up Aaron Hall and sent it to a friend -- with them propping the half-dead guy up?

Fry 'em.