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Originally Posted by LarryBible
In the case of the person mentioned in the original post, I don't think that he was treated fairly at the time he was breaking the law. Castration is not exactly punishment that matches the crime.
What I WROTE was that he broke the law of the day. By definition, he was a criminal because he broke the law. Had he been a law abiding citizen, he would NOT have broken the law of the day. This is no different than if he had robbed a liquor store, but that was later declared legal. He still would have been breaking the law at the time making him a criminal by definition.
Very interesting how people commonly twist my words to suit what they would have WANTED me to say so they can villify me.
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I posted what I believe, and I asked you a question, which you answered, show me how my post villifies you. The other question that I asked remains though, which I will answer.
Personally, if it were illegal to be a heterosexual, I would find it very difficult to follow that law. If I found that difficult, I would not place an unrealistic bar on someone who was different from me in sexual orientation, especially if the only thing that is challenged is my sense of whats proper. Between two consenting adults, I could care less what happens, man or woman, man and man, and woman and woman.
Can you really say that if I told you it was illegal to sleep with a woman, that you would blindly follow the law and never be tempted? I find that hard to believe.
Basically, it was an illegal and immoral law, and was repealed and recognized as such, so if the law was recognized as wrong, it stands to reason that everyone convicted under that law should no longer be regarded as criminals, up to and including a pardon.