Bookmark & share: 
Welcome to reader comments forum, which is offered as
a "public square" for our audience. We view this space as our readers'
section of the Web site, separate from our journalistic offerings.
We hope you will use the forum to advance public dialogue and community
discourse. As such, we ask that participants refrain from personal
attacks and offensive comments. If you believe a comment is inappropriate or
offensive, you can bring it to our attention by clicking on the 'report
abuse' link by the comment. It will be reviewed by online staff.
Please understand that 1) a comment is not "inappropriate" solely
because you disagree with its author; and 2) there may be a delay while
the comment is being reviewed.
Please review our Reader Comment Guidelines.
Sort by: Oldest first | Newest First
anonguy
of Gorham, ME
Dec 3, 2008 8:47 PM
will this be follwed by "A Guide for Dealing with Anti-Christian incidents?"....didnt tink so.report abusebeachmom
of South Portland, ME
And is this going to be enforced only against white kids?
I actually know people who think that if you are white you are automatically born racist but if you are black or hispanic, it is impossible to be racist.
What about other hate crimes? What about hate thought?
What about religious hatred? I mean Christians are a popular target nowadays.
You see what I'm getting at?
This has all kinds of potential to be carries way out of bounds.report abuse
Dec 3, 2008 6:30 PM
So, who's going to be in charge of determining what exactly everyone in an "incident" was thinking? That's what will be required.
And is this going to be enforced only against white kids?
I actually know people who think that if you are white you are automatically born racist but if you are black or hispanic, it is impossible to be racist.
What about other hate crimes? What about hate thought?
What about religious hatred? I mean Christians are a popular target nowadays.
You see what I'm getting at?
This has all kinds of potential to be carries way out of bounds.report abuse
Yankee_Biker
of Augusta, ME
Dec 3, 2008 4:41 PM
Typical of these liberals, creating "racial" tension where there is none. If it weren't for the liberals continually using "race" as a tool to get their way there wouldn't be a problem.report abuseMainenCrisis
of Portland, ME
Dec 3, 2008 4:11 PM
This reminds me of when I sent Gendron a letter a few years ago asking what their protocal was if Portland of the state suffered a Pandemic like the Avian Virus or similar....Her reply was basically nothing....report abuseYou must be a registered user of MaineToday.com to post a comment. Register or log in.
