NY man guilty of hate crime in transgender slaying

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: Associated Press

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A jury on Friday convicted a man of manslaughter as a hate crime for killing a transgender woman he shot outside a house party last year.

Dwight DeLee was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter for the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Lateisha Green outside a Syracuse house party in November because of anti-gay bias. He becomes just the second person in the U.S. convicted of a hate crime that involved the death of a transgender victim.

The Onondaga County Court jury delivered its verdict after deliberating for about six hours over two days.

DeLee faces additional prison time because he was convicted of a hate crime.

DeLee was charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime. But Judge William Walsh told the jury that it could also consider convicting DeLee of manslaughter as a hate crime, as well as murder or manslaughter without the hate crime element.

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[BlooInBloo]

1. Good.

[BR_Parkway]

2. Good - and congrats to the AP reporter for correct usage of the

pronouns and terminology

[Steerpike]

3. Hmmmmm...

They don't say how many years he's gonna get. But, I hope he never sees the light of a free day.

[eilen]

4. I just watched the report on the news

He's only getting 10 to 25 years. With good behavior and the parole system we have, I think he can get out in 7.

[TheWatcher]

6. He needs a punishment that fits his crime

This guy, the cat abusers and killers.

They are just garbage that needs disposed of.

They obviously can't co-exist in a civilized world or any kind of world.

Why force them to?

:mad:

[undergroundpanther]

5. Good may he ROT in jail.

Being trans myself,I know it is a risk to be who I am and live in this fucked up world that has too many fucked up assholes in it,but it shouldn't be a risk to life to be what you are!! Something is very evil about a person who would kill another person just because thier gender is not what biology says it was.

BTW I'm taking another step in my transition... Ovaries are coming out.They are a cystic mess, so with those out of the way maybe I can finally start T.It's strange how my body itself has it's say,regardless..even when people who could help don't and ignore me telling them what I need to feel alive in my own skin..

[TheWatcher]

7. Bless you, my dear.

One of my dear friends is going through the next step in hers as well.

I wish you all the best.

You have my support 1000%. :)

:hug: