Word: murderes
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Massachusetts nearly passed a death penalty bill in the fall of 1997 in response to the brutal murder of 10-year-old Jeffery Curley, a Cambridge resident...
With outrage over Curley's murder starting to fade from the political landscape, the House votes are still evenly divided, The Boston Herald reported yesterday...
...Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had compiled an 800-page file on him by the time of his arrest. It appears the government had an interest in silencing this eloquent spokesperson for justice, like it silenced so many other freedom fighters, including former Black Panther Geronimo Ji Jaga, whose wrongful murder conviction was recently overturned after he spent 25 years in jail because it became clear that he was framed...
While the murder of Matthew Shepard is the most horrendous example of hate crime, hate crime legislation is also vital in the prevention of lesser crimes which have the effect of terrorizing whole group of citizens. Surely spray-painted swastikas and burning crosses are far more pernicious than ordinary vandalism...
...murder of Matthew Shepard was more than a personal loss for his family and friends; it was an act of social intimidation that impacted the thousands of gays and lesbians in Wyoming and the millions across the country. It sent a violent and unmistakable message: Unless you are willing to live your life in fear, unless you are willing to risk the violent prejudice of your neighbors, you cannot live...