Cincinnati Enquirer |
Nation/World Briefly
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Feb. 4, 1999 |
| CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Four months after gay college student Matthew Shepard was beaten to death, a move to pass a hate-crimes bill in Wyoming was scuttled Wednesday by a legislative committee.
State lawmakers have rejected similar measures four times since 1995. After Mr. Shepard’s death in October, calls for a law increased. Republican Gov. |
Jim Geringer for the first time supported the passage of a bias-crimes law.
Wyoming is one of nine states without bias-crimes laws.
BY: The Associated Press
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(Todd's note: What will it take...Not even Matthews torture/murder has changed ingrained prejudice. How many have to die? What is the magic number? What hope is there?)
