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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
before this piece of legislation, was it against the law to kill a man because he was gay?
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As far as I know, no. It was only against the law to kill a man.
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so you're saying there was no penalty or violation of law to kill a homosexual?
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No. There was only a penalty or violation for killing.
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you really don't realize that what you've said above is completely contradictory, do you?
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You really don't realize it's not.
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if a gay person was killed, and their killer convicted, did the killer pay a penalty?
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Yes, a penalty for killing.
Have you missed the point completely?
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Originally Posted by samcol
Very well said.
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I disagree. It was a sloppy attempt at the Socratic Method.