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A truly sad editorial
Anonymous (not verified) | Fri, 2006-04-21 14:33
Unlike many tourist destinations (Jamaica ....) I had always considered St. Maarten friendly and at first was not exceptionally bothered by the gay bashing incident - hoping that it was an isolated incident.
But that editorial was the most hateful that I have seen printed anywhere in decades (other than right wing religious and skinhead papers).
If that is representative of even a minority of the residents, St. Maarten seems to me to be a place that I would prefer not to visit - perhaps that was its goal.
Patrick O
Columbus, GA
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