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Virginia Foxx: Story of Matthew Shepard's Murder A "Hoax"
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Apr 29, 2009 03:21pm |
| Category | Statement |
| News Date | Apr 29, 2009 02:55pm |
| Description | As the House of Representatives debates an expansion of hate crimes legislation, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) has taken the rhetoric to a new level, claiming that those who say Matthew Shepard was murdered in Wyoming for being gay are perpetrating a "hoax" on the American people.
"I also would like to point out that there was a bill -- the hate crimes bill that's called the Matthew Shepard bill is named after a very unfortunate incident that happened where a young man was killed, but we know that that young man was killed in the commitment of a robbery. It wasn't because he was gay. This -- the bill was named for him, hate crimes bill was named for him, but it's really a hoax that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills," said Foxx. |
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