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Why is this number so drastically higher than other numbers I’ve seen? I thought it was in the 40 thousands?

(Not like that’s any better. Genocide is genocide. I’m just a bit perturbed by how different the number is then when I last heard.)

UPDATE: Further along in the linked document it clarified…

“In total it is likely that 62,413 people have died of starvation and its compilations in Gaza from October 7, 2023 to September 30, 2024. Most of these will have been young children.”

That figure is an addition to the 42,000 that have died from the violence.

Holy hell… 😭

There are a lot of valid reasons to detest the guy. Going out on a limb with weird conspiratorial accusations isn’t really necessary. Already enough of that weird nonsense out there. Just sayin.

She turned me into a newt!

I never imagined so many incidents of this type. 😬

It just seems strange because I don’t think that many people are on the fence. Perhaps I’m crazy, but I feel most people know exactly who they’re voting for already. Makes me wonder how valid this cross-section was that was used as the sample set. If it accurately represents the US, including undecided voters, then… 😮

Who is this guy and how serious should we take this information? This is by far the highest number I’ve seen for Trump so far.

Yelled “noooooooooo” without thinking.

Spouse is now upset for me yelling. I don’t care. If there is any time to yell, this is one

This… is… really really sad. 😭

Good grief.

Where’s the strength in a strike if a court can just order people back to work…?

Boost has an auto fill button that copies the headline.

Honestly never had a clue. Thanks for the share.

Super cute. My partner crocheted a similar style bag for myself a couple years ago. I love it. 💜

Influencers don’t register on my radar and I actively ignore them. But bigots… oh… f*ck them. Let justice be had and this dad prevail.

I can’t imagine why…

I think it’s a great addition, but it sure does eat up a lot of space. Any way it can be condensed to the absolute basic information?

This is what it looks like for me on Boost:

Sounds like something a bot would ask. 🤔

I found the wiki article helpful. Perhaps you will as well.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_panic_defense

The gay panic defense or homosexual advance defence is a victim blaming strategy of legal defense, which refers to a situation in which a heterosexual individual charged with a violent crime against a homosexual (or bisexual) individual claims they lost control and reacted violently because of an unwanted sexual advance that was made upon them. A defendant will use available legal defenses against assault and murder, with the aim of seeking an acquittal, a mitigated sentence, or a conviction of a lesser offense. A defendant may allege to have found the same-sex sexual advances so offensive or frightening that they were provoked into reacting, were acting in self-defense, were of diminished capacity, or were temporarily insane, and that this circumstance is exculpatory or mitigating.

This has no bearing on the admitted facts or evidence. The goal is to prevent the defense from basically saying, “They deserved it because they were gay/trans, and that surprised/scared me so much I acted violently.” It’s like saying you punched someone because they were wearing a different colored shirt. It’s not okay to hurt someone because of who they are.

The law was passed to prevent victim blame and to make it clear that being gay/trans isnt scary. People are people. And violence isn’t okay, even if one’s bigotry causes them act irrationally.

EDIT: Updated to simplify what I was trying to convey

Super helpful! Thank you!

I have to admit that I was confused by the meaning of this “panic defense”. The following from the article helped a bit.

At the September hearing, Pohutsky said “the LGBTQ panic defense is often deployed as a component of other defenses to play on the unfortunate prejudices of some judges and juries in an effort to mitigate penalties for these crimes.”

But a linked article made this “defense” tactic even more clear.

Gay rights advocates are outraged after an Austin, Texas, man received a light sentence for stabbing his neighbor to death in what some are calling an example of the so-called gay panic defense.

For decades, the rare defense has allowed a victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity to justify violent crime in some cases. Now, advocates are saying it should be banned.

I’m honestly surprised that this was ever admissable in the first place. Well, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.

This is good for the people of Michigan and the other 19 states that ban it. May all US states follow in kind.