Perhaps not 100% germane to this post, but I didn't know if this was worthy of its own thread.
from Pam's House Blend
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Salt Lake City Man Calls Judy Shepard a Liar to her Face
Sun Sep 27, 2009 at 01:12:18 AM EDT
She began her statement with a quick recap of why she wrote her book The Meaning of Matthew. <snip> After about 5 to 10 minutes, she opened the floor to questions.
About 45 minutes in, a man rose and asked a question that amounted to repeating a current popular right-wing lie--Matthew Shepard was killed because his killers were high and wanted to rob him; his sexual orientation was irrelevant. Mrs. Shepard refuted the claim--pointing out that in one of the killer's confessions, he admitted they acted because of Shepard's sexual orientation; the other, in his statement in court, admitted the same. Neither men tested positive for drugs or alcohol after Matthew's murder. The interlocutor asserted at this point that she was lying and doing a disservice to history by lying about the reasons for her son's murder. To my eyes, Judy Shepard appeared visibly upset by the man's accusations. He claimed to be relying on a report from 20/20; she pointed out that the 20/20 actually ignored the evidence and testimony of both men. She did not deny the men had a history of drug abuse. She pointed out the facts; the man refused to accept them.
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