Matthew Shepard

[Dena Marchant <denam@fsr.com>]

Visionaries,

Have there been any vigils or memorials held on the 
Palouse for Matthew?  Is anything planned?

Dena Marchant

>Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 10:08:57 -0700
>To: vision2020@moscow.com
>From: Scott_Dredge@baynetworks.com (Scott Dredge)
>Subject: Alleged Wyoming hate crime
>
>Visionaries,
>
>The brutal murder of Matthew Shepard in Wyoming has sparked a national
>discussion about enacting federal legislation against hate crimes committed
>toward a person based on that person's race, color, sexual orientation or
>national origin.  Presently, Wyoming is one of nine states which does not
>have hate crime legislation.  Idaho has hate crime legislation, but sexual
>orientation is not in the hate crime category.
>
>I believe that we should enact federal legislation to uniformly enforce
>punishment across the nation in cases involving hate crimes.
>
>-SD
>
>