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The gay panic defense or homosexual advance defense is a victim blaming strategy of legal defense, which refers to a situation in which a heterosexual individual charged with a violent crime against a homosexual (or bisexual) individual claims they lost control and reacted violently because of an unwanted sexual advance that was made upon them.
The allegations presented against Roger would have led to the death penalty, resulting in him denying the claims to avoid punishment. Later in 1270, Foliot's Castle Fenwick was besieged by royal troops under the command of Reginald de Grey , who intended to capture Godberd and his companions, but the outlaws managed to flee before the Sheriff's ...
Guardsman is a rank used instead of private in some military units that serve as the official bodyguard of a sovereign or head of state. It is also used as a generic term for any member of a guards unit of any rank.
A member of the National Guard, often called a "guardsman," is a person who has signed an Enlistment Contract and has subscribed to an Enlistment Oath, is still alive, or has not yet been discharged. The subscription to the oath (typically a recitation) and the signature must be witnessed by a person, typically a Guard officer, authorized as an ...
The National Guards Unit of Bulgaria on parade The Guard Battalion during the Estonia 100 parade in 2018. This is a list of past and present army units whose names include the word guard.
A "Vault Guardsman" figure was released in Toy Biz's Spider-Man line under the "Techno Wars" label. A figure of Guardsman was released in wave 30 of the Marvel Minimates line. A figure of Guardsman was released in wave 2 of Hasbro's Iron Man 2 film tie-in toyline. A figure of a Vault Guardsman was released in Hasbro's Marvel Legends toy line.
The Creed of the United States Coast Guardsman was written in 1938 by Vice Admiral Harry G. Hamlet, who served as Commandant of the Coast Guard from 1932 to 1936. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] According to former commandant Robert Papp , the creed described the duties and responsibilities that binds the group of coast guardsmen together as "shipmates".
In comedian Christopher Titus' 2009 comedy special "Love is Evol", Titus mentions that his father, Ken Titus was a California National Guardsman during the Watts Riots and defended liquor stores from rock-throwing rioters.