http://valeriekeefe.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] valeriekeefe.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] steepholm 2012-01-12 11:45 am (UTC)

Yes, but bad defenses, trans panic included, fail at the point where there's enough societal awareness to support a hate crime law... in fact they don't so much fail as they backfire... that's the true test of societal tolerance, when a prejudice-panic defense actually improves the liklihood of conviction and additional sentencing.
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