Reflection

After only having read The Laramie Project, and not having any other information about the crime concerning Matthew Sheppard, it seemed that is was surely a hate crime. The way the dialogues and interviews are portrayed make it seem certain that this was the motive. However, after watching the 20/20 news show about it, the idea that it was not gay related is more and more convincing. It almost seems certain that it was drug related and drug induced. Then again, maybe the 20/20 is twisting it to seem that way, just like the play did. It's difficult to decipher what is completely accurate and what is exaggeration when everything is a personal account of the event, but one truth start to makes sense after hearing many personal truths.