Reflection of Social Norms and Values by Miss Radford https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw Select and organise evidence from your sources that demonstrate the PMI of the 2017 amendments to the Criminal Code Act 1899 (Qld) to remove the Gay Panic Defence from provocation law. en-us 2017-11-13 06:32:28 UTC 2017-11-16 23:54:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Simplehouse.png Small minority of Australians are homophobic, majority are accepting of homosexuality and therefore the 2017 amendments reflect the social norm of the acceptance of same-sex couples. (Source 4) lradf0 https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207940607 2017-11-16 23:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207940607 Society expects the recipient of an unwanted sexual advance to exercise self-control. Therefore the current law reflects this as an unwanted sexual advance can no longer be cause for provocation. (Source 4) lradf0 https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207940634 2017-11-16 23:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207940634 The amendments fail to reflect the views of 1 in 5 Australians, as 21% oppose homosexuality lradf0 https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207940706 2017-11-16 23:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207940706 Source 2 cparr76 https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207940867 Father Paul Kelly made petition with over 220,000 signatures supporting the abolishment of the gay panic defence ]]> 2017-11-16 23:46:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207940867 Source 3 https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941252 South Australia is the only jurisdiction to have not repealed the Gay Panic defence.]]> 2017-11-16 23:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941252 Source 2 cparr76 https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941449 Tasmania and Victoria have repealed the defence while NSW, the ACT and the Northern Territory have excluded non-violent homosexual advances ]]> 2017-11-16 23:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941449 Source 1 https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941514 Upholds Human Rights Law: Now aligns with Australia’s United Nations international obligations. It specifically upholds: 
  • article 2 (1) of the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) which mandates non-discrimination on the basis of sex or other status
  • Article 26 of the ICCRP which requires practical rather than facial equality before the law 
  • Article 6 of the Treaty “right to life” 

]]> 2017-11-16 23:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941514 Source 7 https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941522
Majority of people surveyed believe homosexuality should be accepted (at 79%) - Source 7 
]]> 2017-11-16 23:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941522 Source 3 https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941572  The 2017 amendments will still allow for the partial defence to be used in ‘exceptional circumstances.’ ]]> 2017-11-16 23:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941572 Source 9 https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941586 “By removing provocation you are removing community involvement in the terms of a situation where they shouldn’t be removed” this argument suggest that juries, as opposed to judges, should be the ones to decide whether the an accused was provoked to ensure ‘public confidence’  ]]> 2017-11-16 23:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941586 Source 1 https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941756 A government petition to eliminate the gay panic defence was put out over change.org and received over 200,000 signatures globally, 4000 of which were from QLD.]]> 2017-11-16 23:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941756 Source 7 https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941795
21% of people surveyed (over 1 in 5) are still against homosexuality, being a significant group. - Source 7 
]]> 2017-11-16 23:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941795 Source 1 https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941857 Approximately 4000 Queenslander signed a Government petition to scrap homosexual advance defence. A similar petition on change.org received 200,000 signatures globally ]]> 2017-11-16 23:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941857 Source 9 https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941897 The provocation defence (established in the 16th century) doesn’t reflect the current social ideology that impulsive anger should be controlled.]]> 2017-11-16 23:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lradf0/4eon4k08pgnw/wish/207941897