South Australia is planning to ban the horrific “gay panic” defence in court cases, meaning the practice would be illegal all across the country. The gay panic defence has been used in numerous murder cases over the years. The controversial legal strategy claims that discovering a victim’s sexuality or gender identity caused the defendant to
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Jonathan Schmitz was found guilty of second degree murder. (Netflix) Trial by Media, a new Netflix documentary, shines a fresh light on the “gay panic” murder of Jenny Jones Show guest Scott Amedure. Scott Amedure was a 32-year-old gay man who, in 1995, was murdered senselessly in a case that shocked America. Three days before