Showing posts with label violence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label violence. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
News You (might be able to) Use (9/14/2011)
Is it just me, or is the rate of violence against trans-people on the rise? I sincerely hope not, but it sure looks like it. Diana, over at her little Corner of the Nutmeg State, reports that "Washington DC is becoming a place of death for us," and tells us about the third group of assaults on transwomen this summer in that city.
Meanwhile, the most high-profile case has been resolved. Sort of: the teen who pleased guilty to beating a transwoman in a Rosedale, MD McDonalds was sentenced to five years in prison, plus three of supervised probation. The maximum sentence for such a crime is 35 years, but the 19-year-old woman had no previous record, and tearfully apologized in court.
Meanwhile, the most high-profile case has been resolved. Sort of: the teen who pleased guilty to beating a transwoman in a Rosedale, MD McDonalds was sentenced to five years in prison, plus three of supervised probation. The maximum sentence for such a crime is 35 years, but the 19-year-old woman had no previous record, and tearfully apologized in court.
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