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Originally Posted by BigBen931
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;
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News articles that discuss murders routinely describe the motivation for the crime. They did so in this case.
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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)
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You're certainly right about that. I don't get the point, though. Violent crime is bad, regardless of the motivation, I agree. This doesn't mean that we shouldn't take special notice of violent crimes that strike a personal note with us for whatever reason.
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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.
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First, the second part there is true, but I fail to see how you can derive the first from that.
Apply a little logic here. Why would someone post to this thread expressing their disgust at what happened to this woman or their satisfaction at her killers being brought to justice if they didn't care about those aspects of the case?
Did I take notice of this case because the victim was transsexual? Sure. It strikes a very personal chord with me. What's wrong with that? Nobody takes careful notice of every murder, every violent crime. When Shaquille O'neal caught the guys who assaulted the gay couple a couple of days ago, I took notice both because it was Shaq, and because it was a gay bashing. Our time is limited, and we have to choose exactly how to spend it. Our personal interests guide where we spend our disposable time.
The point of entry for many people in this case was probably that the victim was a transsexual, and that's probably the reason it's gotten the degree of coverage that it has. And I say, so what? Transgender women have the highest rate of murder of any demographic group. They're three times as likely to be violently murdered as young black males. Shining a light on a crime that usually escapes notice may help in some way.
You say that people care only about the transgender part, not about the murder. That's fallacious reasoning. The two are not mutually exclusive. It's possible to care about both.
Gilda