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Dismantling The Homosexual Panic Defense
1,053 wordsAaron McKinney was recently convicted of second-degree murder for his role in the fatal bludgeoning of Matthew Shepard on October 6 th of last year. During the opening statements of his trial, Mckinney's attorneys argued that a homosexual advance from Shepard brought back a traumatic childhood experience which triggered "five minutes of emotional rage and chaos" (Cart "Rests" 1). The claim invoked, which was ultimately rejected by the judge presiding over the case, is known as the "homosexual-pa...
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Dismantling The Homosexual Panic Defense
1,118 words... d excitement and to feel strong. " On the other hand, peer dynamic assailants commit assaults "to prove their toughness and heterosexuality to their friends. " Dr. Franklins conclusions suggest that the likelihood of gay panic is rather low. Murders of homosexuals are more likely to be extreme hate crimes based on these motivating factors. Unfortunately, jurors are still accepting this defense of temporary insanity due to gay panic. Such cases are travesties of our justice system. Just two y...
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Mad About The Insanity Defense
1,478 wordsToday in our legal system, there are many questionable defense tactics. They are designed to protect the rights of the charged, and further the cause of justice. However, in many cases this betterment of justice has been taken too far, and thus pleas such as "Temporary insanity" are born. Indeed, as will be proven, the insanity defense in itself has been stretched nearly to its breaking point. The insanity defense will be critically examined, here, and proven in some cases necessary while others...
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Temporary Insanity Insanity Defense
1,073 wordsWhatever happened to the old axiom "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time"? The reality, of course, is that it seems to be getting more and more difficult to put criminals behind bars. This leads directly to a growing disregard and disrespect for the law. This should hardly be a surprise. Why think twice about committing a crime if you have little reason to fear the consequences? Today's "prisoner" seems to have little to fear. Many find themselves better off behind bars than they were on ...
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Picture In Your Mind Temporary Insanity Poem
319 words" Celebration of the lizard" by James Douglas Morrison is a helpless labyrinth of insanity. The poem is a murder that results in insanity. The speaker is the murderously insane madman. In this outrageous maze, the poet is running from his chaotic problems. In the first three stanzas, it starts out as a bad dream that eventually causes the speaker to drive himself to a temporary insanity. During his state of temporary insanity, he murders a man out of jealousy that he cannot control. Af...
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Temporary Insanity Shakespearean Criticism
1,289 wordsHamlet s Temporary Insanity William Shakespeare s Hamlet is a tragic story of a young prince who goes mad after his father s death, and the related events. In the story his Uncle, who then usurps the throne to which Hamlet s father had previously occupied, kills Hamlet s father. Hamlet is pushed to temporary insanity because of the conflict between his morals and the morals of society. The morals in question are those of whether or not it is moral to kill out of revenge of a loved one. This pape...
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