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Originally Posted by BigBen931
Okay, I think that I am going to have to be the asshole in the room full of saints here...
The title of the thread had the word "Transgender" in it;
The news article was very specific about the sexual nature (and the abnormal sexual nature) of this crime;
In my opinion, the OP and the others who talk about "Hey, I'm upset about the taking of a human life, it doesn't matter that the vicitim was a transgendered female..." are lying to me.
People get murdered all the time. Hell, I bet a dozen people have been hacked up since I started my reply. (In defence of my pretend statistics, I am a very slow typist)
NO, you DON'T CARE about this person being murdered. The fact that they were transgendered has somehow made this case special, fantastic, and newsworthy.
That is the bottom line.
I would now like to solicit comments that object to my reasoning.
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As the original poster, I take offense to that. I posted this specific article because I've been following the case since day one, and I was happy that justice has been served. If I could post an article about every murder that has resulted in a conviction, I would. However, it's not possible.
I'm a Psych major; I enjoy looking into the motivations of any crime, and analyzing any details that I can find. I'm also from the same place where Karla Homolka now resides, which has resparked my intrigue in Forensic Criminology. I don't know the thought process of any of the other posters here, so I can't say why they commented in the first place.
If (G-d forbid) I was murdered, I'm sure the headline that would grab more attention would be "Jew murdered", as opposed to "Woman murdered". Headlines are meant to catch your eye. Don't assume that the only reason people are interested in this case is because the victim is "special"; she's still a victim.