The police who were asked to respond were doing the job to the best of their ability. Other than the unfortunate injury to the Lewiston police officer, it looks like peace and public safety was restored. The Bates College security department and probably our area police need more training in crowd control. And probably Bates College should consider paying for this training and any necessary equipment to keep order on their campus. Because the Bates College reputation as a safe place to get a good education will be the biggest loser here.
A registered voter who decides to sign a petition should know what they are signing in the first place. Allowing individuals to later cross out or otherwise remove their names would be detrimental to any citizens' initiative, and be a costly process for the State and ultimately the taxpayers. Allowing this might also encourage opponents of a petition to seek out petition signers for the purpose of getting the signers to recant. This might be viewed by some as an attack on their privacy. I hope all Lewiston Auburn legislators vote against this plan.
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The police who were asked to
The police who were asked to respond were doing the job to the best of their ability. Other than the unfortunate injury to the Lewiston police officer, it looks like peace and public safety was restored. The Bates College security department and probably our area police need more training in crowd control. And probably Bates College should consider paying for this training and any necessary equipment to keep order on their campus. Because the Bates College reputation as a safe place to get a good education will be the biggest loser here.
A registered voter who
A registered voter who decides to sign a petition should know what they are signing in the first place. Allowing individuals to later cross out or otherwise remove their names would be detrimental to any citizens' initiative, and be a costly process for the State and ultimately the taxpayers. Allowing this might also encourage opponents of a petition to seek out petition signers for the purpose of getting the signers to recant. This might be viewed by some as an attack on their privacy. I hope all Lewiston Auburn legislators vote against this plan.