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California man sentenced to life for hate-crime murder of teenager (www.thepinknews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

'undiagnosed autism' and repressed sexuality are not an excuse for stabbing a guy 28 times in the face for attempting to kiss you after y'all met up on a dating app. Even if they were, it's really just even more reasons to keep you away from the public.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

While it may be a defense attorney's job to come up with theories for why a crime may have happened that dampen the blow, it seems like it would have been difficult to circumnavigate this little tidbit:

During the trial, prosecutors said Woodward was affiliated with an anti-gay, neo-nazi group called Atomwaffen Division and linked his extremist views to the crime.