letter to the editor_____________________ Love conquers hate

Letter To Editor, To the VAnDALS who are destroying the Alice Bridge’s Bridge rainbow flags … Live and Let Live and keep your paws off the rainbow flags!!

Background; For the fourth year in a row the Uxbridge June gay Pride Month rainbow flag and banner decorations of the Alice Bridges Bridge over the Mumford river were vandalized, stolen and destroyed. This year those flags were vandalized three times on three nights … then replaced; again, and again and again!!

FACTS – Every year those rainbow Flags and Banners were placed there with proper coordination with and permitting by Town Officials. This year a surveillance camera was on site. Vandalism is wrong!

This is an open letter directed to the person or persons who are the vandals. What you have done is WrOng!.

Your parents likely told you as a child

“Don’t steal, don’t destroy other people’s property!” …. so … Keep your hands off those flags!

Here is also another fact … You have violated the rights of the supporters who placed those flags and banners. These flags and banners are a case of legitimate free speech protected under the US Constitution Bill of rights. Citizens of Uxbridge whatever your personal political views related to Conservative versus Liberal this destruction is wrong!

Veterans, Military, Police and Politicians all have sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution against all enemies. Like me there are a lot of people who have conservative views who don’t support these vigilante type actions.

At the micro/local level vigilantes who at night, under cover of darkness purposely destroy those flags are Uxbridge community’s enemies because they are ruining the reputation of Town of Uxbridge by those bigoted actions.

Life Skill – MYOB – “Love is Love” what goes on in other people’s bedrooms is none of your business!

Here is another FACT … Activist persons and their supporters are persistent and willing to protect this free speech…. again and again until the June permit is complete!

Life skill FACT – Most American’s support “..liberty and justice for all..!” and no matter what our politics we support good over evil, kindness, mercy, and… love over hate, We also support and defend the right to free speech and …there are a whole more rainbow flags and banners available on web sites and are available to replace all those flags you have stolen and destroyed.

SUMMArY - Live and let Live … and after four years of your bigotry, like the banner says, “Love Always Wins”… and so will the right to free speech, … so keep your paws off the rainbow flags!!

- Bruce Pastorini