Interesting news about the murder of Mississippi Mayoral candidate Marco McMillian and his alleged murderer Lawrence Reed. Apparently, there are a couple of versions of this story. Some say the men were romantically involved and some say Reed 'panicked' when Marco hit on him in a bar.
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Little is known about Reed, 22, except that he graduated from Broad Street High School in the nearby community of Shelby and had since moved into an apartment in Clarksdale.Which story is true? And will the possible 'Gay Panic' defense work?
Friends of Reed told Memphis television station WPTY that the two recently had met at a Clarksdale bar and became close. Then, sometime either late Monday night or early Tuesday morning, McMillian made sexual advances on Reed, the friends said, adding that Reed is straight.
The Clarion-Ledger couldn’t reach Reed’s friends, but it’s also the version of events investigators were told. After being hit on, Reed allegedly snapped, strangled McMillian, then drove McMillian’s SUV to the levee west of Clarksdale and tossed his body near the river.
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3 comments:
There has to be a term we can use to replace the ridiculous "gay panic" defense with. Insecure? Stupid? False?
^How about "Not A Legal Defense because It's Ridiculous"?
I mean, if a man made a pass at a woman and she killed him, would she be able to use a similar defense?
Look at those snatched eyebrows. Dude looks gay!
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