Originally Posted By RoadTrip An Orange County lawyer has filed notice that he wants to circulate an initiative measure that would provide for killing all gay people in California. What the hell is in the water out there? Not even people in SW Missouri are that bat-shit crazy! Source: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.sdgln.com/news/2015/03/02/oc-lawyer-wants-kill-all-gays-california-according-initaitive-goal#sthash.Sa6sBDhy.dpbs">http://www.sdgln.com/news/2015...Dhy.dpbs</a>
Originally Posted By doombuggy here's a bit more on the wack job. This aint his first crazy either. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://wonkette.com/577984/secret-agent-lawyer-files-ca-ballot-initiative-to-put-sodomites-to-death">http://wonkette.com/577984/sec...to-death</a>
Originally Posted By Tikiduck Just another isolated nutcase fundamentalist. Or is it? However, it does serve to remind us that this is simply a literal interpretation of what is clearly written in the Bible. You know, the perfect word of God. Scary part is, this exact behavior is running rampant on the Muslim flip side. Let's hope it never comes to that here.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Anyone even thinking about espousing the "Christians would never advocate killing others for religious reasons like Muslims do" meme needs to STFU right now. This crazy isn't the only so-called Christian on our shores who's advocated extermination of gays. There are plenty more just like him. Muslims simply do not hold a monopoly on this kind of hatred. All extreme fundamentalists from most religions advocate 'final solutions' of this nature. It's what crazy religious people have done since the dawn of man.
Originally Posted By utahjosh The vast majority of Christians would very, very rarely advocate killing others for religious reasons like Muslims do. I see terrorist Muslim groups being terrorists pretty much every day (looking at you, ISIS) One nut-job extremist California lawyer pops up and all of a sudden "There are plenty more just like him"...except there aren't.... And any Christian I know would denounce this piece of work.
Originally Posted By utahjosh Okay, I didn't edit my first line enough. I should have said "reasons like many extremist Muslims do."
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I recognize that the guy involved isn't much of a lawyer. Apparently has a law degree but has never really practiced a day in his life. It is still really scary that a guy with that much education could be so out to lunch. In SW Missouri I would just dismiss it as the ranting of some wacko hillbilly. But you expect more than that from OC. As I mentioned, I wouldn't consider SW Missouri gay-friendly but I have NEVER heard anyone here propose something like that. The conservative opinion here seems to be "let them do what they want but it shouldn't be considered marriage".
Originally Posted By oc_dean He'll be so publicly shamed ... his flame will be doused so fast, and be forgotten within a month. Or less. And on to the next nutcase .. who think their creator actually spoke to them .. and asked them to hate others.
Originally Posted By Tikiduck "And any Christian I know would denounce this piece of work." Would they? But privately, who knows what's in a person's mind. My guess is most Christians are going to be siding with the Big Kahuna. You know, the perfect guy who never can seem to get things right.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Oh God, I actually had. Now I'm remembering her all over again. THANKS A LOT, VELO!!
Originally Posted By skinnerbox You just knew this story wasn't going to go away: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/matthew-gregory-mclaughlin-employer-bridgman">http://talkingpointsmemo.com/m...bridgman</a> Ex-Boss Of California's 'Kill All Gays' Lawyer Speaks Out: 'Go After Him With A Knife And Fork' <> The former boss of the mysterious California lawyer behind a state ballot proposal that would mandate executing gay people said on Tuesday that he hopes the public would show no mercy on his old employee. “Go after him with a knife and fork,” Bruce C. Bridgman told TPM when reached by phone. Now semi-retired, Birdgman heads a firm, The Law Office of Bruce C. Bridgman, that in 2002 briefly employed Matthew Gregory McLaughlin, who has been unreachable since news broke of his now-infamous "Sodomite Suppression Act." "My own personal opinion here is that he has crossed the line, between free speech and advocating illegal conduct," Bridgman, a former deputy district attorney for both Los Angeles and Orange County, told TPM. Despite his outrageous proposal, McLaughlin's past remains foggy: Aside from another failed ballot initiative in 2004 — lobbying to make the Bible required reading in public schools — he hasn't made much of a splash in Orange County since he began his practice in 1998. The State Bar website says that his license remains active. When TPM called McLaughlin's phone number on Thursday, the line went directly to a voicemail. The same thing happened on Tuesday when TPM called again. McLaughlin has not returned multiple messages seeking comment. The Los Angeles Times went as far as to take a trip to the Huntington Beach address where McLaughlin is registered to vote. No one answered the door. So what was McLaughlin like back during his brief time at Bridgman? "Unremarkable," Bridgman said. "I wouldn’t recognize him if I were to see him." He had nothing good to say about McLaughlin, who worked for the firm around 2002, where he was "in and out" for about a month of contract work, according to Bridgman. He says McLaughlin would have worked on a few civil cases, picking up "overflow" work from other attorneys. He wasn't fired — rather, he simply finished up his work there and departed. “I’m just embarrassed that this is a member of the bar in the first place,” Bridgman said. He said that the firm was staffed by about 25 people when McLaughlin was there. Bridgman added that it has always been a fairly diverse place, with a consistent balance of men and women and lawyers from an array of different backgrounds, observing many different faiths. "There’s never been anyone who’s displayed any hostility to any group," he said. When he heard about "The Sodomite Suppression Act," Bridgman said he was rendered speechless. “I am frightened that there are people like this in our community, and that they are given special status, in this case, as a member of the California bar," he said. On Wednesday, Attorney General Kamala Harris declared that she would seek authority from the state Supreme Court to kill the "patently unconstitutional" measure. Barring that, she would be forced to allow its circulation and let it fail from lack of signatures or a court ruling. Meanwhile, Bridgman said he believes that McLaughlin should face the professional consequences of his actions. "The bar association should revoke his license. This clearly indicates moral turpitude and advocates illegal conduct and heinous, horrible, reprehensible conduct," he said. "So I hope that the bar association takes action." Bridgman stressed that he wasn't aware of anyone at the firm who would still know McLaughlin. “I feel so sorry for the poor people that did know him!" he said. "Like the people who knew him in high school." <> I agree with Bridgman. Yank his license and ban him from practicing ever again.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Well, as a California lawyer, I can tell you that ultimately, not much will happen. There's nothing in the Model Code of Ethics that proscribes against being such a turd. The law is full of turd lawyers, and while this one stinks a lot more than the rest, the First Amendment covers even a mess like this. He likely has permanently damaged any legal career he had by now as it is, so it's probably a moot point.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox That is so depressing, SPP. D*cks like this guy shouldn't be members of the bar. I understand First Amendment rights and all of that. But advocating murder of citizens is a bridge too far in my book, especially as a lawyer. If a cop or teacher were to attempt this stunt of trying to place a measure like this on the ballot, thousands of Californians would be screaming for their hides, at least their professional hides.
