“Hate Crime” Laws

"Hate Crime" Laws A horrible crime was committed some miles north and west of Loveland -- in Laramie, Wyoming. A young man, Matthew Shepard, was tied to a fence in a desolate area and deliberately beaten until he was almost dead. A few days later he did die in the hospital in Ft. Collins. Matthew Shepard was "gay." This terrible act has been widely reported across the country -- and even over the whole world. Doubtlessly, every one of the readers of this article has heard of the event. The two...