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 quotations. Tell me what you know.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make revolution a crime.”
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“The wise know that foolish legislation is a rope of sand, which perishes in the twisting.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)