Petition: Uganda enforcing death penalty to homosexuals

[RatRace123]

Signed, this is disgusting to think that something like this can be allowed to happen.

 

[zehydra]

Well this sucks, though I'm not terribly surprised.

It couldn't hurt to sign the petition since I'm not really doing anything anyway.

btw, what would this be called? (it's not technically Genocide, since Genocide is based off of race, so...?)

 

[TiloXofXTanto]

Damn homophobic Ugandan people, why do you need this?
Sometimes, the humans just don't seem to be much brighter than they were when they were killing each other in the dark ages.
*sigh*

 

[Deamonian]

signed.

 

[Deamonian]

I disagree, but I don't see why people who are not Ugandan have the right to judge another country's domestic policy.

It's because the nation relies on aid from the surrounding world. With global outcry comes the threat that any efforts to gather aid for the nation will be thwarted until the law in question is dissmissed or taken away. But that is a notion that religious extremists (the people pushing at the law) eighter do not consider, or does not care about.
That is at least the way I see it.

 

[LaBarnes]

Perhaps that's the letter, but how will it work in practice? Why does it sigle out homosexuals and not simply target all rapists and people who knowingly spread HIV? A double standard of punishment is immediately suspect. I would guess all homosexual activity is going to be considered "aggravated"

I don't disagree at all, and I think the legislation needs to not happen. My point was merely that they OP has misrepresented the legislation and is focusing on the wrong part. Far, far more egregious is the life imprisonment for ANY homosexuals, and THAT is what people ought to focus their energy on.

 

[Professor M]

Already signed this, I'm just helping keep it on the front page

 

[LaBarnes]

To be perfectly fair, this part of the bill is for "aggravated homosexuality", in cases of rape of a minor by a person of the same sex, or where one partner carries the virus that can cause AIDs.
That is to say, they aren't killing gays, they are killing gay rapists and those with HIV, which is noticeably less genocidal.

Being less genocidal is still being genocidal. Its inexcusable.

Genocidal? So you're suggesting gay Ugandans aren't Ugandans? Homophobe.

How does genocide imply that gay Ugandans aren't Ugandans? I said Genocide not Xenocide.

 

[Jakub324]

WTF is wrong with these people? Everyone should have the right to live the way they want and not be punished for their choices without fear of narrow minded, medieval-minded thugs.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

*Eye twitches* That's it, I'm signing this thing.

 

[meticadpa]

Signed it and gave it to several friends. This kind of thing is unacceptable.

 

[subtlefuge]

This is terrible, but I'm sorry there's something so morbidly humorous about a web petition to stop what essentially amounts to genocide.

What they're doing is atrocious, but this is just dumb. Nothing that you sign on the internet will ever affect a change of policy or make any substantial difference in the world ever.

 

[subtlefuge]

To be perfectly fair, this part of the bill is for "aggravated homosexuality", in cases of rape of a minor by a person of the same sex, or where one partner carries the virus that can cause AIDs.
That is to say, they aren't killing gays, they are killing gay rapists and those with HIV, which is noticeably less genocidal.

Being less genocidal is still being genocidal. Its inexcusable.

Genocidal? So you're suggesting gay Ugandans aren't Ugandans? Homophobe.

How does genocide imply that gay Ugandans aren't Ugandans? I said Genocide not Xenocide.

Indeed, genocide only means that it's a selective group. Gay Ugandans are Ugandans, but they can be lumped together.

 

[Ladette]

I signed it, though I have doubt it'll accomplish anything.

The UN is a buisness just like every other government on earth, if there's no profit in it they won't do anything.

 

[Irony's Acolyte]

Signed.

Course something more than just petitions should be used. They start enacting this law, the UN better damn well intervene. They've done shit for the most part to stop mass killings like this might lead to.

 

[Vausch]

signed.

That's going in my top 10 stupidest/most evil bills ever.