http://www.metafilter.com/tags/aaronhall Posts tagged with 'aaronhall' at MetaFilter. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:45:40 -0800 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:45:40 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/62247/Hate%2DCrime Return to Crothersville: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/SHORTY910411">Aaron Hall</a> probably wasn't gay, but <a href="http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2007/06/aaron-hall-hate-crime-killing-featured.html">his murder</a> in April has become an argument for passage of the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/Content/NavigationMenu/HRC/Get_Informed/Federal_Legislation/Hate_Crimes_110th_Factsheet/The_Local_Law_Enforcement_Hate_Crimes_Prevention_Act_Matthew_Shepard_Act.htm">Matthew Shepard Act</a>, which would add attacks based on a victim's perceived sexual orientation to the list of federal hate crimes. The men accused of Aaron's murder are invoking the <a href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2005_April_12/ai_n13606961">"gay panic" defense</a>. A citizen journalist at the Bloomington Alternative has published <a href="http://bloomingtonalternative.com/content/8413">a fascinating article</a> on her investigation of the circumstances of the crime and of Aaron's life, and why uncovering the truth in a place like Crothersville, where the social network is so tight-knit and there's <a href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/03/pro-family_activists_help_defe.php">no local hate crimes law</a>, requires an outside (federal) investigation. tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.62247 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:45:40 -0800 aaronhall crime crothersville gaypanic hatecrime murder thirteenkiller