Examining the boundaries of hate crime law: disabilities and the "dilemma of difference" Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Spring, 2001, Vol.91(3), p.653(45) [Peer Reviewed Journal] Authors: Grattet, Ryken ; Jenness, Valerie
Hope-fulfilling or effectively chilling? Reconciling the Hate Crimes Prevention Act with the First Amendment Vanderbilt Law Review, Jan, 2011, Vol.64(1), p.271(29) [Peer Reviewed Journal] Author: Coker, Carter T.
The Politics of Negotiating Public Tragedy: Media Framing of the Matthew Shepard Murder Rhetoric & Public Affairs, 2002, Vol.5(3), pp.483-505 [Peer Reviewed Journal] Authors: Ott, Brian L ; Aoki, Eric
Often a murder or heinous crime gives birth to action as people come to terms with tragedy or others' responses to it. No different, the murder of Matthew Shepard led to new legislation, examination of personal and community values, reflection on tolerance and intolerance, educational campaigns and a media frenzy. The articles on this page represent studies and viewpoints spawned by this violent crime or similar acts. Having read about the murder and seen/read The Laramie Project, what are your reactions to the articles and the points they make? Do you agree or disagree with the findings? Why? Did you find the article failed to consider a relevant argument or viewpoint? Locate information that might address the gaps you noted. In what ways does this new information change the conversation on the given topic or your perceptions of it?
What is the difference between tolerance and acceptance? Was Laramie a town of tolerance or acceptance? How do we know? Think about your community? Is it tolerant or accepting? How do you know?
Media as sentimental education: the political lessons of HBO's The Laramie Project and PBS's Two Towns of Jasper.(Essay) Critical Studies in Media Communication, August, 2009, Vol.26(3), p.255(20) [Peer Reviewed Journal] Author: Petersen, Jennifer
Note the last paragraph in the article linked below. What is your reaction to the way this ruling might be used? Was Laramie strengthened or weakened because of the actions of the Westboro Baptist Church and those who supported its efforts?
Moses, monuments, and municipal messages - Pleasant Grove City, Utah v. Summum State & Local Law News, Wntr, 2009, Vol.32(2), p.7(3). Author: Stadnyk, Sophia M.