Oxford Hills feels safe

To the Editor:

My name is Brian W. Sessions and I would like to give some input about your article, "Hate Crime."

I would first like to qualify my statement by saying that I have for the past 32 years been married to someone from a Latin American or Asian country. During those years myself, wife and two daughters have been living here within the Oxford County and Greater Oxford Hills most of those 32 years. Many of those years we had several of her family members whom themselves were from Central America.

During the time we were living here in the Oxford Hills our family "never felt unsafe," never felt the area was not welcoming to us in any way and at no time were we ever given a hard time from any law enforcement.

The Oxford Hills area is one of the safest places to live if you are a mixed race couple with children. For that reason my new wife Gracia (whom is from Philippines) has moved back into the area and will soon be joined by our newborn child in January. If this was not a safe place to live I would never bring my new wife and soon newborn child into the area.

Brian Sessions

Norway