06 June 2019

Under Fire

A county district attorney in Tennessee finds himself in the hot seat because he's been caught on tape saying he would not enforce domestic violence laws when a same-sex couple is involved (details here and here).

"To deal with that, you elect a good Christian man as DA, and you’ll make sure at least they don’t get prosecuted criminally," he was recorded saying. In his twisted logic, he wrongly claims "the reason that there's enhanced punishment on domestic violence is to recognize and protect the sanctity of marriage," but because same-sex couples can't be married, even though the Supreme Court says they can, he'll just ignore any domestic violence complaints.

He conveniently ignores the fact that domestic violence law in Tennessee also protects unmarried, cohabitating couples in both straight and same-sex relationships.

The DA in question has also made hateful comments about Muslims and compared them to KKK members. He has repeatedly brushed off calls for his resignation and, at a minimum, an apology.

The man is total scum.

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