Hate Crimes Legislation
Wyoming has no hate crimes law. In 1999, following the murder of Matthew Shepard, such legislation was "hotly debated." Proponents of such legislation since then have preferred the term "bias crime."
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Famous quotes containing the words hate, crimes and/or legislation:
“I hate everything which is not in myself.”
—Norman Mailer (b. 1923)
“Of all crimes the worst
Is to steal the glory
From the great and brave,
Even more accursed
Than to rob the grave.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“The wise know that foolish legislation is a rope of sand, which perishes in the twisting.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)