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TigressDem

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13. It would never happen, but what if a reverse beating took place?

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Sun Nov 27, 2022, 06:20 PM

Nov 2022

Four people, two gays, two lesbians decide that a straight couple holding hands offends them and beats them down.

5 years probation and 200 hours of community service for them?

NO they would have been hunted down and murdered.

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Four men beat gay couple for holding hands after Pride. They got off with no jail time. [View all] Behind the Aegis Nov 2022 OP

Sounds like its Open Season on LGBT people in FL TheRealNorth Nov 2022 #1

in Florida probably 6 dead ones republianmushroom Nov 2022 #7

What did they give up, other than an admission of guilt? Not much of a deal. Conviction uncertain? Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #2

Can those men sue them? tenderfoot Nov 2022 #3

. BeerBarrelPolka Nov 2022 #5

What about federal charges? Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2022 #4

Exactly sounds like a hate crime to me. Bev54 Nov 2022 #6

How is this not a hate crime?? Docreed2003 Nov 2022 #8

Uh... Florida? Initech Nov 2022 #9

it's a hate crime. barbtries Nov 2022 #11

Florida. barbtries Nov 2022 #10

Too many scumbags. LiberalFighter Nov 2022 #12

It would never happen, but what if a reverse beating took place? TigressDem Nov 2022 #13

Really makes you wonder, doesn't it? roamer65 Nov 2022 #15

Disgusting iemanja Nov 2022 #14

Seems the victims had some role in the plea deal Sympthsical Nov 2022 #16

And Robo DeSantis wins. Kid Berwyn Nov 2022 #17