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In many states across the country, there is a push to eliminate the so-called "panic defense." It is a legal defense used after committing a crime against someone because of their sexual identity.
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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. MONTPELIER â The Vermont Senate on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to its version of a bill barring the so-called âpanic defenseâ from being used by defendants accused of assaulting LBGTQ persons. The bill, H. 128, bars defendants from justifying the use of force against a person due to knowledge or perception of that personâs sexual orientation or gender. It also bans evidence of a nonviolent romantic or sexual advance by a crime victim towards the defendant being used to mitigate the severity of such an offense. T...
Measure passed by 23-15 vote margin.
Lawmakers in Maryland and Virginia have introduced bills that would ban the use of the so-called LGBTQ panic defense in their respective states.