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A postal worker in Harlem attacked a trans woman. She fought back and fatally stabbed him in self-defense. This is how the NY Post framed it. (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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Note that I'm not necessarily opposed to her facing consequences for killing him -- my issue is with how gleefully NYPost is framing it as if she just attacked him out of the blue and shoehorning her into the "evil transgenders" stereotype

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (6 children)

I don't like arguing from a legal standpoint, because a legal standpoint is not necessarily a moral one, but where I live, things are different.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

    Stabbing has always the risk of being fatal. No slur deserves death.

    Edit: to expand to that, being motivated and proportional are two principles that I find very moral. I agree that legal and moral are not the same, but in this case I think the law is absolutely aligned with my moral. Stabbing someone for a slap or a slur is completely disproportionate and I would absolutely not consider it justified. Being assaulted and fearing from your life, that is different.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Punching someone also has the risk of being fatal.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Absolutely, but a much much lower risk than a stab. Since we are reasoning on the morals and not from a purely rhetorical point of view, we can't consider them the same. Also that's why I specifically said "slapping" in my example. Slapping is still physical violence, it's still an attack, but it's an example of something that doesn't warrant a potentially fatal response.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Pretty sure that neither of them are Mike Tyson, so uhhh

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