The Canadian government warns that some US states have enacted laws that may affect LBGT people.
  • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    There literally is not. That’s a legal defense that lawyers use. It doesn’t instantly exonerate the crime.

    • GarbageShoot [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      161·
      2 years ago

      depending on the judge

      To treat it as a valid legal defense is an abomination and judges have countless times ruled in favor of the perpetrator on just the basis of that defense.

      • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
        2·
        2 years ago

        That’s not a legal exception, that’s just a corrupt judge. Do you not have those in Canada?

        • mayo_cider [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          Do you understand how precedent works in the US court system? I mean, I fully agree that US judges and laws are corrupt, but it doesn’t change the fact that those laws and judges are still upheld by the state

          • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
            1·
            2 years ago

            Yes I understand. I asked a question, would you like to answer it? Did you not notice that people use this same defense in other countries?

              • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
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                2 years ago

                We’ve already been over this several times now, there are no homophobic laws in the US.

                The topic of conversation is a warning to “queer” people about going into the US, as if it is more dangerous than the country they’re leaving. So yes, it matters.