Ed Morrissey, Hot Air, 12/24/24
How does a man end up in a women’s prison in California? Thanks to progressives in the state legislature, all it takes is for the man to declare himself a woman. Three years ago, Democrats enacted Senate Bill 132, also known as “The Transgender Respect, Agency and Dignity Act.” As one prosecutor explains, the law requires no medical transition, no psychological evaluation, and no other medical assessment.
What happens when this law gets put into effect in prisons? Pretty much what everyone would expect. Tremaine Carroll impregnated one fellow inmate after declaring himself a woman and then allegedly raped two other female inmates in prison. He faces trial now for those sexual assaults, but the Madera County judge ruled that everyone has to use Carroll’s preferred “she/her” pronouns — including his victims.
Why? Because, the judge explained, Carroll “deserves dignity.” Uh-huh.
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This is what happens when no higher absolute truths are observed, when the criminal’s “truth” is as valid as any other Truth.
This is lawless amorality from a judge not fit to judge.