Wednesday, October 8, 2008
"The View"
"The View" has been heating up lately with the ladies going at it over the race for the White House. Elisabeth Hasselbeck can really get on my nerves.
Matthew Shepard
Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was a gay American student at the University of Wyoming who was murdered near Laramie on the night of October 6 – October 7, 1998.Shepard died from severe head injuries at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, on October 12, 1998. His murder brought national as well as international attention to the issue of hate crime legislation at the state and federal levels.Russell Arthur Henderson pleaded guilty to felony murder and kidnapping, allowing him to avoid the death penalty.Aaron James McKinney was convicted of felony murder and kidnapping. Henderson is currently serving two consecutive life sentences and McKinney is serving the same but without the possibility of parole
10 Years Later...No Hate Crime Bill In Wyoming.
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