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...Ms. Laura Gomez has objected, as have several others, to my refusal to allow some students to enter the classroom sometime after my lecture had begun on the ground that I was disregarding "a long-established" principle of a shopping period, "for selfish reasons...
Nearly everyone involved in the Leverett House grate incident would agree with Ms. Martin's underlying theme that the general problems of homelessness and student security are the central issues of the controversy. My differences lie with the inconsistency of Ms. Martin's arguments and the manner in which she portrays the problem as a "no-win situation", adding that "something must be sacrificed, either the vents for the homeless or the [question of] students' security." This attitude creates an "us vs. them" scenario that leads to nothing more than callous treatment of the homeless...
...sorry that Ms. Martin was "verbally abused," just as I am sorry that someone was not there to help her or to take care of the situation. No one should have to go through what she did. Still, this does not excuse Ms. Martin from her prejudicial beliefs nor her use of the pejorative "bum" to describe one of the homeless men. Similarly, an asault by a Black man would not excuse the use of the term "nigger" nor would an assault by any other member of a minority group excuse the use of a prejudicial term. Throughout the letter...
...homeless are dangerous and many are mentally ill, and that this has led to several incidents in past years. However, to think all of the homeless are involved in violent incidents is unfair. Moreover, the acts of urinating and defecating on House premises, although unpleasant, are necessary because neither Ms. Martin nor any other member of our community has provided these men with proper facilities to relieve themselves. This is not to say that Ms. Martin ought to allow homeless people into her own bathroom, but that there is a reason for these actions--they can't go anywhere else...
...Dear Ms. Geraldine...