Killers of transgender people to get longer sentences

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The Home Office has announced longer jail sentences for murders motivated by hostility to a transgender person.

The starting point used by the judge to set the tariff - or minimum term - will double from 15 to 30 years.

Ministers say an amendment will be added to the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.

The Ministry of Justice later confirmed that the 30-year minimum would also apply for murders motivated by hatred towards a disabled person.

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke said: "Hate crimes are abhorrent, they leave sections of society living in fear and at risk of unprovoked violence.

"These proposals make clear offenders should be in no doubt that they face a more severe sentence for these unacceptable crimes."

In September this year Leon Fyle, 23, was jailed for life for the murder of Destiny Lauren, a pre-operative transgender person who worked as a prostitute.

Fyle, who was convicted after a retrial, was given a 21-year tariff.
'Breaking down barriers'

There are no specific figures for violence or hostility towards trans people but it is believed to be on the increase.

The murder of Ms Lauren, who had been born Justin Samuels, was one of a number of recent murders of transgender people.

BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the government had launched a strategy in England and Wales to drive out transgender prejudice.

On Thursday the Home Office launched the first ever national strategy to promote transgender equality.

Unveiling the plan on YouTube, Home Office Minister Lynne Featherstone said: "It's an important step, but I recognise that government can only go so far.

"So we will be working with schools, businesses and communities so that together, we can drive change and help consign transphobia to the past."

April Ashley, who became the first person to undergo sex-change surgery in Britain in 1960, said: "There are so many support groups out there, unlike when I did my transition 52 years ago when there was no help at all.

"Today's announcement shows we are moving forward to breaking down barriers and educating people."

The Gender Identity Research and Education Society welcomed the plan: "It contains a welcome range of commitments from major government departments to improve the lives of trans people.

"Trans people recognise that there is much more to do and will continue their productive relationship with the government."

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[Beorn]

'All men are equal, but some men are more equal than others.'

[Alison]

I am pleased with this ruling. Think about this carefully for a minute, if you are a parent or have siblings. If one of your family was murdered because he/she was transgender, would you applause? Would you take the murderer out to dinner and invite the murderer into your home, and proclaim the murderer a hero? Just a thought.

[007]

I am pleased with this ruling. Think about this carefully for a minute, if you are a parent or have siblings. If one of your family was murdered because he/she was transgender, would you applause? Would you take the murderer out to dinner and invite the murderer into your home, and proclaim the murderer a hero? Just a thought.

Murder is murder, think about this carefully for a minute, how is it worse to murder a tranny than anyone else?

[Der Steinadler]

'all are equal, but trannies are more equal'

[Alison]

Murder is murder, think about this carefully for a minute, how is it worse to murder a tranny than anyone else?

*Hugs, kisses and does a slow waltz around the thread with one of her favourite people* SMOOCH!

Back to business, Senor Bond. Murder IS murder, but when it is a hate crime murder, just because people are different, then we are no better at condoning and applauding it than xenophobic kaffirs.

I cannot stand trannies. I don't believe anyone has the right to murder them.

[007]

*Hugs, kisses and does a slow waltz around the thread with one of her favourite people* SMOOCH!

Back to business, Senor Bond. Murder IS murder, but when it is a hate crime murder, just because people are different, then we are no better at condoning and applauding it than xenophobic kaffirs.

I cannot stand trannies. I don't believe anyone has the right to murder them.

I agree with that much. But it's already illegal to murder them. Longer sentences for their murder is a slap in the face to the rest of us. Murdering the innocent and defenceless should get the longest sentences.

[Alison]

I agree with that much. But it's already illegal to murder them. Longer sentences for their murder is a slap in the face to the rest of us. Murdering the innocent and defenceless should get the longest sentences.

Yes, I agree without a doubt. I didn't know that sentences weren't the same. Are you saying tranny murder gets more jail time than child murder?

[GeistFaust]

I think the courts are doing this because they feel they need to compensate for a marginalized group of people. This is just something that occurs due to left wing peer pressure groups.

The ironic thing as some have pointed out is that these people desire for equality and for certain groups of people to not have "unfair" advantages over other peoples.

Unfortunately they just give an unfair advantage which is truly unfair. A double standard is necessary to a certain extent within the context of legal matters because inequality is a natural condition of mostly every judgement to some degree or another.

[Supreme American]

They want "equality" which is code for special treatment. This is one of many examples.

They're saying that murdering a fag because you hate fags is somehow worse than trying to kill everyone because you hate everybody.

This is nothing but social engineering and a form of making examples of people to brainwash others.