Trump’s Alcatraz plan: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: President Trump suggesting the reopening of Alcatraz for the “dregs of society.”
Is it secure to say that President Trump will be whimsical at instances (“Trump: Let’s reopen Alcatraz,” May 5)?
Out of the blue comes the notion of restoring Alcatraz.
Was he spurred by watching the Clint Eastwood film “Escape from Alcatraz?”
What’s subsequent?
The restoration of chain gangs?
Or will the infamous French penal colony of Devil’s Island be subsequent?
I counsel people study the explanations Alcatraz was closed in 1963.
Bringing this jail up to situation would price a fortune to deal with simply 336 inmates.
Trump ought to let it proceed on because the museum it’s right now below the National Park Service.
While people can latch onto to some of Trump’s initiatives, this shouldn’t be one of them.
Phil Serpico
Queens
President Trump suggesting the reopening of Alcatraz shouldn’t be a sink-or-swim proposition.
It is an instance of how he tries to seek out options to America’s issues and create dialogue to result in constructive change.
Trump is fearless and open to impactful solutions.
Peter Cooper
Bronxville
It is evident that hardened criminals no longer concern being arrested and going to jail.
Trump reopening Alcatraz would function a wake-up call to all of the rapists, youngster molesters and murderers in America.
Daniel Robinowitz
Dallas, Texas
Like many people, I’ve been in a cell at Alcatraz, however escaped.
It’s a lot simpler whenever you’re a vacationer.
Trump desires to reopen it as a working jail.
There are certainly enough secure jails already, and if not, building and operating prisons may be very profitable.
This might be a distracting stunt, relatively than a true attempt to wipe out an attention-grabbing vacationer spot.
Dennis Fitzgerald
Melbourne, Australia
If Alcatraz reopens, it ought to have a one-way door; a manner in however no manner out — until a prison is departing in a pine box.
Thomas Birnbaum
Manhattan
Trump thinks he’s so good along with his insane, obtuse and embarrassing concepts.
Now he desires to carry back Alcatraz jail.
What a joke.
Maybe within the subsequent election, Americans can elect a chief who isn’t stark-raving mad.
Willie Harris
Peoria, Ariz.
Trump desires to reopen Alcatraz.
Cool, let’s try this — and let him be the primary inmate admitted.
Kreg Ramone
Manhattan
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The Issue: City Council members’ initiative to delete the NYPD’s gang database, stopping ICE arrests.
It defies all logic and common sense for these teenaged punks to be launched back into our society as juveniles (“Impunyty for li’l terrors,” May 7).
We can definitely count on them to commit more crimes towards our residents.
The progressives on the City Council who wish to keep ICE from going after them at the moment are making an attempt to cross laws to kill the NYPD’s gang database to additional stop cheap policing.
Apparently, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and her pals are on the aspect of crime.
These City Council members need to be held accountable.
Saul Mishaan
Brooklyn
The City Council’s thought to expunge the NYPD’s gang database is one other instance of how far-left Democrats
proceed to embrace make-believe ideology over the tough actuality that New York City goes down the toilet.
The council must refocus its priorities to cleansing up the town, as an alternative of operating our streets like a pack of wilding politicians.
Donathan Salkaln
Manhattan
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