Judge Wilson’s ‘child gloves’ and more: Letters – Latest News
Changed criminals
Chief Judge Rowan Wilson’s “kid gloves” method to criminals makes it clear we’re undoubtedly getting close to a state of affairs the place the lunatics are working the asylum (“Ire over kid gloves top judge,” March 12).
He admits that criminals might have damage somebody, however they emerge from incarceration “a very different person.” Yet recidivism charges keep very high upon reentry to society.
Frank Brady
Yonkers
Heartwarming pleasure
What an uplifting and heartfelt story about Chai Lifeline’s efforts to deliver consolation to Libby and Shira and their households as these younger women look forward to coronary heart transplants within the hospital (“Hearts ’n’ crafts,” March 9).
Hopefully they’ll obtain new hearts and be capable to have a full restoration.
J.J. Levine
Miami Beach, Florida
Safe for worship
Opposition to the Buffer Zone Amendment proposed by City Council Speaker Julie Menin is offensive (“Helping Jews Protect Themselves,” Tal Fortgang, PostOpinion, March 9).
Christians have a proper to really feel protected after they enter a church. Muslims have a proper to really feel protected after they enter a mosque. Jews have the best to really feel protected after they enter a synagogue.
Every particular person getting into any home of worship has the best to really feel protected. This modification is supposed to permit obstacles to be set up to stop interference, intimidation or protests exterior these sacred buildings.
Does every little thing on this nation need to be made sophisticated when common sense dictates a necessity?
Betty Schwartz
Livingston, NJ
9/11 beam tour
I believe it’s a great concept to take a metal beam recovered from the wreckage of 9/11 on tour this summer season (“‘Beam’ with pride,” March 11).
It can serve in some small manner as a tribute to the harmless Americans who died on that fateful day. That being mentioned, Tunnels to Towers CEO Frank Siller ought to make sure his tribute is just not offensive to Muslims, whose wants and preferences are of paramount political significance.
Robert Mangi
Garden City
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A luxurious to park?
Who will actually endure from Mayor Mamdani’s newest strategy in taxing the wealthy (“Brakes on city free parking,” March 9)?
Will the wealthy pay even a penny towards Mamdani’s meter-parking plan? No, it’s going to be the remaining of us paying. For these residing on a tight funds, it would imply giving up a car, which will even have an effect on our household, mates and neighbors.
This metropolis has let our parking tons turn out to be luxurious housing. EZ-Pass payments solely go up, and now we now have congestion pricing — freeway theft. Since we’re those with our pockets continually emptied, we’d wish to know the place the money goes.
Donathan Salkaln
Chelsea
DOE reducing class
As if public college schooling isn’t dangerous enough, the town Department of Education needs to cut class hours equaling 20 fewer college days (“Dept. of Education ‘cuts’ class hours,” March 8).
Our youth is our future, and they’re getting dimmer and dumber. Parents ought to be outraged however do nothing. Instead of giving a break day for each well-known particular person’s birthday, how about staying at school and studying about what that particular person is known for? Schools selection, commerce faculties and vocational faculties ought to be the long run of healthy schooling.
JR Cummings
Manhattan
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