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Provocation law protects guilty
This letter is in response to Drew Bisson's "Hate
crime legislation solves nothing."
Is Bisson aware that in the State of Indiana, and
many other states, a defendant is able to plea not guilty in lieu of
irrevocable provocation? What this intends is, "I clubbed you over the
head because you were flirting with me and I'm not gay" or "This person
was talking to me about racism, and I simply got sick of talking about
it and clubbed him." Irrevocable provocation is defined in code as provocation
that is suggestive and unfounded. Its most recent use in Indiana courts
was two years ago when the Indianapolis Police Department used it in
its defense in the bar incident involving three black men and four Indiana
Police officers. The police department won that case.
Irrevocable provocation protects, yes, protects
the guilty in times of discussion of social-sensitive subjects including
religion, sexuality and race.
Drew, I suggest you review your comments and stop
adding to the social ignorance that plagues Purdue.
Charles Lamb
Junior, School of Liberal Arts
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