A Florida man accused of a hate crime for killing a gay man is asking a judge to dismiss the charges, saying he acted in self-defense

Summary

Gerald Radford, accused of killing John “Walt” Lay in a hate crime, claims self-defense under Florida’s stand-your-ground law.

Prosecutors dispute Radford’s story, citing witness testimony of months of harassment, homophobic slurs, and a threatening video Lay shared.

The judge will rule on the stand-your-ground motion next week.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      72·
      1 month ago

      Nope. I told you “why’s that.” Because Florida judges are bigots. You just seem to not care for that. Maybe you think this man’s stand your ground argument is justified?

      Edit: also, since when has three been “quite a few?”

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
          52·
          1 month ago

          Yep, you’re on the side of the queerphobes with that “you’re the real bigot here” nonsense. It all makes sense now.

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
              52·
              1 month ago

              Insulting me repeatedly is not going to make this “you’re the real bigot, not the people who rightfully hate those icky queers” thing any better, sorry.