It's horrifying to read these accounts. I'm torn about whether or not they should be reported on. There is an important function that local newspapers perform on reporting them in that people within those communities can be kept informed of what is going on in their own backyard and organize events in response, like the "unity march" mentioned in northern New Jersey, to show that the larger community is against these hate crimes. But without larger context, is a list like this just ... More »

Although these are reactions from a tiny minority, it only takes one person to alter history.

While it would have been great for the world to wake-up holding hands and singing "we are the World", just because a Black man is President does not solve the racial problem in this world any more than it could solve the immigration problem, mortgage problem, or terrorism. We got serious problems in this country and reporting on stupid pranks by a bunch of pucks ain't changing shit.

We don't need news like this. I think it just makes things worse with copycat crimes!