A few weeks have passed since the murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie. The differences between then and now impact how our community is dealing with this tragic crime.
Evil often includes injury of another person.
The torture and murder of Matthew Shepard was clearly evil. That isn't clear. Although one of the accused men, Henderson, came from a broken home and was raised by his grandparents, an ex-girlfriend described him as kind and gentle, incapable of violence. Indeed, many Laramie residents knew and liked him. They spent hundreds of hours with him in ways that expressed their care.