Comments on: False Rumor Spreads about Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/2010/02/6844/ Fighting antigay lies and the ex-gay myth Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:34:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Airhart http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/2010/02/6844/comment-page-1/#comment-17780 Michael Airhart Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:23:58 +0000 http://www.truthwinsout.org/?p=6844#comment-17780 Rob, I see your point -- the "or" leapfrogs different sections of the bill, and is ripe for abuse. At best, it's sloppily written legislation. At worst, it's deliberate. Even if the bill were to be carefully written, it is ripe for abuse in Uganda, where self-righteous mobs (comparable to jihadists) will already kill people with impunity. The text of the legislation is copied here: http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/2010/02/6848/ Rob, I see your point — the “or” leapfrogs different sections of the bill, and is ripe for abuse.

At best, it’s sloppily written legislation. At worst, it’s deliberate.

Even if the bill were to be carefully written, it is ripe for abuse in Uganda, where self-righteous mobs (comparable to jihadists) will already kill people with impunity.

The text of the legislation is copied here:
http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/2010/02/6848/

]]> By: Rob Tisinai http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/2010/02/6844/comment-page-1/#comment-17777 Rob Tisinai Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:15:56 +0000 http://www.truthwinsout.org/?p=6844#comment-17777 I'm sorry, but this is not correct. You write, "The death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality" is defined in Part II of the legislation to include "serial offender," but the offense in this context is defined narrowly as "homosexuality" and not related offenses." However, "serial offender" is clearly defined in the bill as "a person who has previous convictions of the offence of homosexuality or related offences." I’m sorry, but this is not correct. You write, “The death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality” is defined in Part II of the legislation to include “serial offender,” but the offense in this context is defined narrowly as “homosexuality” and not related offenses.”

However, “serial offender” is clearly defined in the bill as “a person who has previous convictions of the offence of homosexuality or related offences.”

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