[whataretheysaying] Mary Madigan: Ham steaks are awful, hurtful, unclean, offensive and degrading

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
Ham steaks are awful, hurtful, unclean, offensive and degrading
http://whataretheysaying.powerblogs.com/posts/1177090783.shtml


   ..and there's no waiting period required before students can buy it.
   There should be a law!

   If only that pesky constitution didn't stand in our way.

   Via the Lewiston Maine [1]Sun Journal

     LEWISTON - One student has been suspended and more disciplinary
     action could follow a possible hate crime at Lewiston Middle
     School, Superintendent Leon Levesque said Wednesday.

     On April 11, a white student placed a ham steak in a bag on a lunch
     table where Somali students were eating. Muslims consider pork
     unclean and offensive...

     ...Placing ham where Muslim students were eating was "an awful
     thing," said Stephen Wessler, executive director of the Center for
     Prevention of Hate Violence. "It's extraordinarily hurtful and
     degrading" to Muslims, whose religion prohibits them from being
     around ham. It's important to respond swiftly, Wessler said.

   The best comment on this news article was from "Rick", who said:

     Posted By:Rick at April 19, 2007 9:48 AM
     The real problem here is that these students were able to walk
     right into a grocery store and buy a ham steak. Here in the state
     of Maine, there is no waiting period before one can purchase a ham.
     Maybe this is a good time to bring forth some legislation on strict
     ham control laws.

References

   1. http://www.sunjournal.com/story/208385-3/LewistonAuburn/Hate_incident_in_city/