Comments on: Federal court vacates sentence of gay man’s killer

By: Roger Ramjet

Roger Ramjet — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:52:24 +0000

SW:

You are right! It is a must that the Legal System be self-correcting, even if our knee-jerk reactions are to the contrary. Without this ability to correct inept legal counsel, etc…our system stands the chance of becoming tyrannical, which is FAR WORSE than a sentance being commuted.

So, I will, for the time being, recind my previous post – but keep it on account for another time when we truly need to be vigilant.

By: SW

SW — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:08:15 +0000

The Court threw out ONLY the sentence, not the conviction. The Court threw out the sentence because the man recieved ineffective counsel, not because they cleared him or his victim was of less value to the Court. This is the second time there have been problems in the sentencing of this murderer.

A fair trial and sentencing would mean that this murderer would be convicted, and stay sentenced. And insanity in Ohio is NOT grounds for release.

By: Set Free. / Queerty

Set Free. / Queerty — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:32:32 +0000

[...] gay bar earlier on the day of the killing. At the time Van Hook claimed temporary insanity.” [365 Gay] Aug 6, 2008 · Link · Respond Related Posts • 08.06.08: Sapphic [...]

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:34:23 +0000

Toy plastic handcuffs? Which 365Gay staff member supplied those for the photo?

By: roger ramjet

roger ramjet — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:14:19 +0000

When will we take justice into our own hands? It is obvious the government has no desire to protect us in the constitutional equation, even though they continue to drain us of our taxes and shuffle the proceeds to ‘Faith Based Programs’

By: John

John — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:02:21 +0000

Obviously the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agrees with the United States Military in valuing murderers and rapists far more highly than a lowly gay man. There irrational hatred of all things gay must be exposed.