NC Rep. Foxx Calls Hate Crime Murder Case a 'hoax' Vol. This Is Disgusting

[callhimar]

NC Rep. Foxx calls hate crime murdercase a 'hoax'

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina congresswoman says she made a poor choice of words when she called the infamous murder of a gay Wyoming student a "hoax" to justify passing hate crimes bills.

In a House debate, Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx said the 1998 death of Matthew Shepard wasn't a hate crime and shouldn't be used to justify a hate crimes bill. Foxx said Shepard was killed during a robbery.

The bill approved Wednesday by the House would include acts motivated by sexual orientation under a federal hate crimes law.

Foxx later said her comments didn't convey what she meant to say.

She said "hoax" was "a poor choice of words," and said Shepard's killers deserved their punishment. The two men convicted in Shepard's death are serving life terms for murder.

It does not matter if it was a poor choice of words or not, what she said was despicable and sheds a lot of light on her feelings on the subject.Completely disrespectful and some course of action needs to be taken against her. To say the murder of this young man a hoax is down right disturbing.

 

[ape]

i dunno about a course of action against her...but she is messed up

 

[mytmouse76]

Originally Posted by ape

i dunno about a course of action against her...but she is messed up

 

[bush man 2002]

That's wrong

 

[callhimar]

Originally Posted by mytmouse76

Originally Posted by ape

i dunno about a course of action against her...but she is messed up

Why shouldn't she have to face the consequences that come with making an extremely misguided and outlandish comment? Especially for someone in herposition, there is no excuse for anything like this.