A Florida man accused of a hate crime for killing a gay man is asking a judge to dismiss the charges, saying he acted in self-defense

Summary

Gerald Radford, accused of killing John “Walt” Lay in a hate crime, claims self-defense under Florida’s stand-your-ground law.

Prosecutors dispute Radford’s story, citing witness testimony of months of harassment, homophobic slurs, and a threatening video Lay shared.

The judge will rule on the stand-your-ground motion next week.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        72·
        15 days ago

        Nope. I told you “why’s that.” Because Florida judges are bigots. You just seem to not care for that. Maybe you think this man’s stand your ground argument is justified?

        Edit: also, since when has three been “quite a few?”