It is a crisp cool October morning. Two hikers are enjoying a quiet walk through the frost tipped fields of Laramie, Wyoming when they are startled by whimpers begging for help. They find a young man tied up to a wood fence, ready for crucifixion. He has been burned, bloodied, beaten, and broken. The University of Wyoming student died three days later due to injuries sustained from repeated pistol whippings. His name is Matthew Sheppard. …showed first 75 words of 1300 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1300 total…on radio station KBRT-AM (740) in Costa Mesa, Transcript printed by The Los Angeles Times on September 5, 1997. -The Uniform Crime Report, published by the FBI, 2002 -The Blade Gay Weekly, Doreen Brandt, March 5, 2004, article is posted on www.DontAmend.com -Time/CNN polls published on www.DontAmend.com -- I wrote this paper for my American Public Policy class. We conducted hypothetical committee meetings to discuss legislation, and I represented the organization "Don't Amend" for the hypothetical.