Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-12 21:25:59 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B1B7B9D20732EDBCD91A29A0E703301002BF274CCF53D4E881F05D20150460F9
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Original Note:
Matthew Shepard knew his killer Aaron McKinney personally. They used meth together, had sexual relations, and were involved in drug dealing. The motive was not anti-gay hate. https://books.google.com/books?id=oYR2AAAAQBAJ https://reason.com/2023/10/12/matthew-shepards-murder-was-almost-certainly-not-an-anti-gay-hate-crime/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/26/the-truth-behind-americas-most-famous-gay-hate-murder-matthew-shepard
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