考研英语报刊文章阅读及剖析三
<p> 考研英语报刊文章阅读及剖析(3)</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="savage">savage</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="stuns">stuns</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="hate">hate</span>-<span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="homosexuals">homosexuals</span></p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="city">city</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Carlton">Carlton</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horror">horror</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span>, <span word="Sylacauga">Sylacauga</span>, <span word="Ala">Ala</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="echoed">echoed</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jasper">Jasper</span>, <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jasper">Jasper</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="Sylacauga">Sylacauga</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="map">map</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> 13,000, <span word="halfway">halfway</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Birmingham">Birmingham</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Montgomery">Montgomery</span>, <span word="Sylacauga">Sylacauga</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="marble">marble</span> <span word="quarries">quarries</span>, <span word="textile">textile</span> <span word="mills">mills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>-<span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="Sylacauga">Sylacauga</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Jasper">Jasper</span>, <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chapter">chapter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hatred">hatred</span>.</p><p> <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="police">police</span>, <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Mullins">Mullins</span>, 25, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Monroe">Monroe</span> <span word="Butler">Butler</span> <span word="Jr">Jr</span>., 21, <span word="plotted">plotted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="Billy">Billy</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="Gaither">Gaither</span>, 39. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 19, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Sylacauga">Sylacauga</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lured">lured</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secluded">secluded</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dumped">dumped</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trunk">trunk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="about">about</span> 15 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Peckerwood">Peckerwood</span> <span word="Creek">Creek</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Coosa">Coosa</span> <span word="County">County</span>. <span word="There">There</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Coosa">Coosa</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Sheriff">Sheriff</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Bradley">Bradley</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trunk">trunk</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ax">ax</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="tires">tires</span> <span word="aflame">aflame</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Bradley">Bradley</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Gaither">Gaither</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="gay">gay</span>.</p><p> <span word="Gaither">Gaither</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rallying">rallying</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gay">gay</span>-<span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="legislators">legislators</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="Alabama">Alabama</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="hate">hate</span>-<span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="color">color</span>, <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="orientation">orientation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alabama">Alabama</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> <span word="Alvin">Alvin</span> <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="amended">amended</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1996. <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="extending">extending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Matthew">Matthew</span> <span word="Shepard">Shepard</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fence">fence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wyoming">Wyoming</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="October">October</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="outrage">outrage</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="Wyoming">Wyoming</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="hate">hate</span>-<span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shepard">Shepard</span> <span word="lynching">lynching</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="Shepard">Shepard</span>, <span word="Gaither">Gaither</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hesitate">hesitate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="gay">gay</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="adhered">adhered</span> <span word="quietly">quietly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sylacauga">Sylacauga</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="dispositions">dispositions</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="Mullins">Mullins</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Butler">Butler</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="proposition">proposition</span> <span word="incited">incited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murder">murder</span>. <span word="Gaither">Gaither</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="Randy">Randy</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="CNN">CNN</span>: <span word="Regardless">Regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span>.</p>
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