The reported piece in the Times reinforces my desire to live in the United
States rather than in Britain. Here we are given to burning crosses on
lawns, or-- as in a recent local incident involving the home of a black
family in a white community-- vandalizing a house and scrawling swastikas
on the walls. Oddly enough, words-- oozing with snideness-- are more
hurtful.
With my fire extinguisher and paint-brush at the ready--
Joanne Lafler
Oakland, California