people celebrating the florida law allowing the death penalty for sexual assault have me so sick rn. like you guys really do not think deeper into an issue at all. not only is the law specifically designed to target trans communities, but it does literally nothing but increase the risk for victims of sexual assault. soooo many children already do not come forward about abuse because they feel guilty about getting their abuser in trouble (and the abuser will specifically guilt them into silence by discussing the potential punishments they may face), which will only get significantly worse if death is on the table. it also means families will be more inclined to handle incidences of abuse “in house,” because they also do not want to have the perpetrator, who is also likely a family member or close friend, killed based on an accusation. plus it just provides greater incentive for the perpetrator to kill their victim in order to prevent anyone from testifying against them. giving the government increased power to kill its citizens without consequence is not and has never been the solution. please utilize your critical thinking skills
and people going “oh dw the Supreme Court has already ruled you can’t use the death penalty in cases of sexual assault” I promise you that is not a solid or reliable argument whatsoever
a lot of tags mentioning that this will also specifically impact Black men which is sooo important to mention because the Supreme Court has already previously acknowledged that the racial disparity in who is sentenced to death and who isn’t and they have ruled that it is “inevitable” that there be racial bias in these decisions but that statistical discrimination is not enough to overturn these sentences. the government knows, wants, and intends for these rules to apply specifically to Black communities, it is not accidental
got an ask about how this law connects to anti-trans legislation (but for some reason the ask disappeared when i tried to respond so sorry). states are currently trying to pass legislation that includes ‘damage to bodily organs/genitals” as part of the definition of sexual assault, meaning gender affirming care for a child would be considered sexual assault. also worth noting that trans women (esp Black trans women) are the ones being targeted as groomers/rapists for their existence, meaning they are more likely to be accused, charged, found guilty, and sentenced to death
hey remember when i said you can't allow a line at which point you lose human rights because the worst people will make sure you're on the wrong side of that line?
hey remember when i got called a pedophile for saying that?
how about you eat shit right now, fuckhead
