A hate crime is defined as a crime
motivated by racial, sexual, or other prejudice, typically involving violence.
Although there is controversy, the murder of
Matthew Shepard points directly towards a hate crime.
There are many witnesses and pieces of
evidence that help prove this event as a hate crime, not a drug deal gone
bad.
For example, the bar tender said
that Matthew Shepard was minding his own business and wasn’t trying to hit on
anyone.
Aaron Mckinny and Russell
Henderson though, pretended to be gay in the bar and hit on Shepard.
Why else would one pretend to be gay to hit
on another gay person besides to deceive that person into doing what one wants.
One of the arguments against this being a
hate crime is that Mckinny and Henderson were trying to rob Shepard.
This doesn’t add up because they didn’t need
to drive Shepard way out into the countryside, tie him to a fence and beat him
close to death just to take his shoes and wallet with barely any cash in it.
Another argument is that Mckinny and
Henderson did what they did out of meth induced rage.
Why would they pick Matthew Shepard to
murder, out of all other people in the bar? There had been no altercations
between them before that could be used as a motive to murder Shepard.
This evidence strongly supports that Matthew
Shepard was killed only because he was homosexual.
The
Laramie Project was not created or arranged to show that the murder of
Matthew Shepard was a hate crime, but to show the raw perspectives of many
different people of Laramie towards the murder or how Shepard was related to
them.
Moisés Kaufman does a powerful job
at arranging the non-fictional interviews in a creative way that allows one to
form their own belief about the subject.
During the moment Matthew, different views and characteristics are said
about Shepard.
Kaufman put this moment
in the beginning of the book because it lays out the background of Matthew
Shepard that can be used for the rest of the book.
Different people portray Matthew
Shepard in several ways in this moment.
Romaine Patterson, one of the interviewers, said, “And whenever I think
of Matthew, I always think of his incredible beaming smile.” This portrays Shepard as a loving and
inviting to everyone. Shepard is also
seen to be strong in his beliefs, despite that he is in a place that does not
except change well. Jon Peacock, Shepard’s
academic advisor, remembers Shepard saying, “…there are opportunities here.
There are things I can do in this world. I can be Important.” This shows that Shepard was determined and
not afraid to be who he is, even in an isolated place like Laramie. The arrangement of the interviews gives the
play the creativity aspect, and allows the reader to make their own
conclusions.
A hate crime is defined as a crime
motivated by racial, sexual, or other prejudice, typically involving violence. Although there is controversy, the murder of
Matthew Shepard points directly towards a hate crime. There are many witnesses and pieces of
evidence that help prove this event as a hate crime, not a drug deal gone
bad. For example, the bar tender said
that Matthew Shepard was minding his own business and wasn’t trying to hit on
anyone. Aaron Mckinny and Russell
Henderson though, pretended to be gay in the bar and hit on Shepard. Why else would one pretend to be gay to hit
on another gay person besides to deceive that person into doing what one wants. One of the arguments against this being a
hate crime is that Mckinny and Henderson were trying to rob Shepard. This doesn’t add up because they didn’t need
to drive Shepard way out into the countryside, tie him to a fence and beat him
close to death just to take his shoes and wallet with barely any cash in it. Another argument is that Mckinny and
Henderson did what they did out of meth induced rage. Why would they pick Matthew Shepard to
murder, out of all other people in the bar? There had been no altercations
between them before that could be used as a motive to murder Shepard. This evidence strongly supports that Matthew
Shepard was killed only because he was homosexual. 
The
Laramie Project was not created or arranged to show that the murder of
Matthew Shepard was a hate crime, but to show the raw perspectives of many
different people of Laramie towards the murder or how Shepard was related to
them. Moisés Kaufman does a powerful job
at arranging the non-fictional interviews in a creative way that allows one to
form their own belief about the subject.
During the moment Matthew, different views and characteristics are said
about Shepard. Kaufman put this moment
in the beginning of the book because it lays out the background of Matthew
Shepard that can be used for the rest of the book. Different people portray Matthew
Shepard in several ways in this moment.
Romaine Patterson, one of the interviewers, said, “And whenever I think
of Matthew, I always think of his incredible beaming smile.” This portrays Shepard as a loving and
inviting to everyone. Shepard is also
seen to be strong in his beliefs, despite that he is in a place that does not
except change well. Jon Peacock, Shepard’s
academic advisor, remembers Shepard saying, “…there are opportunities here.
There are things I can do in this world. I can be Important.” This shows that Shepard was determined and
not afraid to be who he is, even in an isolated place like Laramie. The arrangement of the interviews gives the
play the creativity aspect, and allows the reader to make their own
conclusions. 
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