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Issue date: 2/15/05 Section: Opinion
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Stronger action should be taken against people who commit acts of hatred like the example cited in TheCommuter. Posting derogatory stickers in public places that are aimed at the beliefs of certain groups is a sign of cowardice. To secretly hide behind a sticker as a way to demonstrate hateful beliefs is like being in the closet of fear.
Either come out of the closet or keep your ignorance and fears to yourself.
Prejudice reflects negative attitudes toward a group. It starts with stereotyping other people from all walks of life. The Constitution's protection of free speech allows for expressions of prejudice. Even the Ku Klux Klan can get a permit to parade its attitudes and beliefs in the public eye.
If someone would take action like throwing a rock at others, then prejudice turns into discrimination. When someone puts a sticker on a door to express anger, it turns into discrimination.
I think the College should take tough disciplinary action against these kinds of people to show that this will not be tolerated in our school. A memo should be distributed that if someone is caught practicing this form of discrimination, they will be banned from the College and their action will become a matter of public record that follows them, as in Megan's Law.
All I can do is peel the hate-filled stickers off walls, which is fine for now.
But what happens if next time it's a white power sticker? It's time to set an example for students that this will not be tolerated any further.
Let's all work together to catch people of this nature and either change their attitude or change their school.
James A. Voag, NCC student
Either come out of the closet or keep your ignorance and fears to yourself.
Prejudice reflects negative attitudes toward a group. It starts with stereotyping other people from all walks of life. The Constitution's protection of free speech allows for expressions of prejudice. Even the Ku Klux Klan can get a permit to parade its attitudes and beliefs in the public eye.
If someone would take action like throwing a rock at others, then prejudice turns into discrimination. When someone puts a sticker on a door to express anger, it turns into discrimination.
I think the College should take tough disciplinary action against these kinds of people to show that this will not be tolerated in our school. A memo should be distributed that if someone is caught practicing this form of discrimination, they will be banned from the College and their action will become a matter of public record that follows them, as in Megan's Law.
All I can do is peel the hate-filled stickers off walls, which is fine for now.
But what happens if next time it's a white power sticker? It's time to set an example for students that this will not be tolerated any further.
Let's all work together to catch people of this nature and either change their attitude or change their school.
James A. Voag, NCC student