Oregon Lawmakers Consider Banning Hate Crime Perpetrators From State Parks [View all]

Pamela Slaughter is a Black woman who grew up in Oregon. She has a deep appreciation for nature. But she said that’s been challenged by a series of hateful, harassing comments she and her children have received while hiking.

“That really shook me up," Slaughter testified during a March hearing in the Oregon Senate's Energy and Environment Committee.

"I decided to stop going out as far and stop going to my favorite places, and stick very close to heavily trafficked places," she said.

And Slaughter said even though she still lives in Portland, a relatively short drive from the Pacific Northwest's many natural wonders, her children don't share her enthusiasm for the great outdoors.

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