Summary
Marcy Rheintgen, a 20-year-old transgender college student, was arrested at the Florida State Capitol after intentionally entering a women’s restroom in protest of the state’s transgender bathroom law.
Civil rights lawyers say it is the first known arrest under such laws in any U.S. state.
Rheintgen faces a misdemeanor trespassing charge and could face up to 60 days in jail.
Florida is one of only two states to criminalize such acts.
Bravery or suicidal?
She told the cops ahead of time what the plan was. Did she expect it to go some other way?
She could’ve moved up to mass, i’m positive if she posted online someone would have taken her in to help her get a leg up in a part of the nation that isn’t full of bigoted ignorant dumpy lovers, but she didn’t.
I can’t see Florida, land of the insane, to rule anything on her side. That leaves appellate court or the supreme court… and I don’t see those going her way either.
In extreme times like these, bravery and suicidal go hand in hand. She wanted to make a point and she did, despite knowing what’s going to happen. She was not interested in saving her ass, even though she could do it - she chose not to and deserves respect. Some people feel it’s worth it to risk and perhaps even lose their lives for the chance the others will be better off for it. It’s a completely different level of bravery than most people are capable of. Sometimes others get offended by that, because they don’t understand it or feel like it sets a moral standard they cannot fulfill. The truth is, not everyone has to be this way. But let’s at least appreciate it.