Posted on 06/26/2023 8:14:26 PM PDT by Morgana
A transgender woman who murdered a lesbian couple in what was termed a hate crime has been sent to a women's prison under a new California law - sparking fears about the safety of other inmates.
Dana Rivers, 68, was convicted in November of the 2016 killings of Oakland resident Charlotte Reed, 56; her wife Patricia Wright, 57; and Wright's adopted 19-year-old son, Benny Toto Diambu-Wright.
A court in Oakland heard that Rivers served as an 'enforcer' of an all-female biker gang, and was enraged at Reed for leaving the gang.
Judge Scott Patton called the triple murders 'the most depraved crime I ever handled in the criminal justice system in 33 years', and sentenced Rivers, a former high school teacher, to life in prison on June 14.
But Rivers has now been sent to the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, thanks to a Californian law which took effect in 2021, allowing prisoners to request where they are held based on their gender identity.
Activists have said that it is dangerous to keep other female inmates with Rivers, a pioneering transgender woman who was open about her transition in 1999, and discussed her 2001 surgery on ABC News' 20/20.
Rivers shot Reed twice and stabbed her 40 times at the home she shared with her family; shot her wife in the back and left breast and stabbed her in the neck and shoulder; then fatally shot their son.
Police were called to the sound of gunshots and officers arrived at the home to find a blood-covered Rivers holding a can of gasoline, with knives, brass knuckles and ammunition in her pockets.
She has been in custody since her arrest.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
> Rivers served as an ‘enforcer’ of an all-female biker gang,
Dykes on Bikes?
> Dykes on Bikes?
Don't forget, Rivers is a male, granted a castrated male, but a male nonetheless. Those murder actions sound like a guy, not a woman. Brass knuckles, etc.
I can’t keep up with the pronouns.
“...granted a castrated male...”
Only an estimated 4% to 13% have had their genitals removed.
HE will prey on other inmates.
And if he does, his time in that prison will be short and end unpleasantly.
“...his time in that prison will be short and end unpleasantly.”
Normally, I do not endorse sentiments like this, but in this case I’ll make an exception. I hope the REAL WOMEN at his new residence give him “what for” as my grandmother would say, in no uncertain terms.
They have a right to defend themselves, just like everyone does, even if they are in jail.
True, but according to the article:
Rivers was a US Navy Veteran and former award-winning teacher when she went by the name David Warfield in the 1990s.Sounds to me like he probably had his junk cut off.The veteran notified Center High School in Antelope about her plans to undergo surgery to change her gender and was put on leave before she was fired.
It’s not a she.
Degenerates, the lot of them.
*She* could prey?
Good lord, the face of nightmares.
“Rivers became a national advocate for transgender rights in 1999 after she was fired from her teaching position Center High School in Antelope, Calif., outside Sacramento.”
https://people.com/crime/former-teacher-murder-trial-family-killed/
“She has been in custody since her arrest”
Quit calling these transgendered ‘she’ or ‘her’. It’s like calling a killer a victim of the crime.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.