philip964 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:53 pm https://www.lawofficer.com/female-barte ... -bathroom/
Don’t live in Portland.
A second-degree bias crime. Hm. I had to go do some digging on that one. From what I can find, here is the most relevant section of the Texas Penal Code, §12.47: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs ... .htm#12.47. Basically:Multnomah County Circuit Court found Cassie McIntyre, 40, guilty on Wednesday of second-degree bias crime and harassment following a two-day jury trial, The Oregonian reported.
That seems a lot more reasonable to me than having a whole separate set of "bias crimes" of differing degrees. The news article said, "McIntyre was accused of 'misgendering' and physically shoving Larsen during a confrontation..." So I wonder if the two-day trial was over the simple assault or was it more about <GASP!> the "misgendering" part and the female employee of a privately owned establishment not wanting "a trans-identified biological male and self-described Marxist" using the women's restroom?If an affirmative finding under Article 42.014, Code of Criminal Procedure, is made in the trial of an offense other than a first degree felony or a Class A misdemeanor, the punishment for the offense is increased to the punishment prescribed for the next highest category of offense. If the offense is a Class A misdemeanor, the minimum term of confinement for the offense is increased to 180 days.
I used to enjoy driving around Oregon--and western Washington, for that matter--when I occasionally traveled there in the '80s. Man; the list of places I don't want to bother with has increased rapidly as I've gotten older.
