The surge in assaults on cops: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: A 63% surge in assaults towards New York City police officers over the previous six years.
These assaults on our courageous women and men in blue should stop (“Attacks on cops up 63% since ’19,” June 1).
Members of the New York Police Department have one objective: To serve and defend males, girls and kids in our group.
Evildoers who commit such horrific acts towards our best need to be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
Frederick Bedell Jr.
Bellerose
When I used to be growing up, I used to be taught to have the utmost respect for police officers.
Back then, if anybody was silly enough to put their arms on a police officer, they’d’ve wished they’d by no means been born.
Due to the liberal lawmakers in Albany and on the City Council, the police are no longer revered by the public, nor are they feared by criminals.
What occurred to nightsticks and the times of the Tactical Patrol Force?
If you’re too younger to recollect them, you’ll in all probability disagree with me.
Dick Mills
Franklin Lakes, NJ
The downside is that police officers are petrified of being arrested to be used of power.
Robert O’Malley
Woodmere
The disrespect society exhibits to NYPD officers on the road at this time would have by no means been tolerated a few years in the past.
There was an understanding that sure conduct would consequence in an disagreeable final result for these silly enough to cross the road.
Officers at this time are taking part in on a completely different area, with the deck stacked towards them.
I give credit to these nonetheless keen to put their lives and liberty on the road to serve and defend the residents of a metropolis that regularly helps the anti-police motion.
Thomas Urban
Wantagh
This has to stop: Assaulting a cop ought to consequence in a minimal of 25 years in jail with no likelihood of getting out for good conduct.
The insane politicians who handcuff the police and courts needs to be voted out of workplace.
Let’s begin with the primary offender, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, then work our means down the City Council.
If police officers aren’t protected, what does that say about the remaining of us?
What a unhappy state of affairs.
Philip Vallone
Ossining
Keep up with at this time’s most important information
Stay up on the very newest with Evening Update.
Thanks for signing up!
The Issue: President Trump’s continued tariff efforts amid legal and financial uncertainty.
This unsettling tariff drama is hurting on a regular basis shopper and small companies (“Snatching ‘defeat’ from jaws of victory,” Charles Gasparino, May 30).
They do not need the posh and endurance of using out this turbulence, since they have been those deeply affected by the prior administration’s denial of the consequences of inflation.
High costs have been acknowledged by the Democrats solely after President Trump took workplace, as in the event that they began on his watch.
Now we have now Trump looking for to right the commerce imbalances abruptly.
He is right in addressing this, however should be a bit more deliberate as a result of of the consequences on small companies and shoppers.
The successful that he at all times talks about can not come quickly enough.
Tony Giametta
Oceanside
Trump is just not going to budge along with his tariff calls for.
He is disregarding the economists warning that this might finally result in inflation and better prices.
Even Charlie Gasparino needs Trump would take the win and never pursue greater tariffs that would simply put stress on Wall Street and fewer money in our pockets.
Yet Trump appears to be staying the course.
Thus far, his presidency has been topsy-turvy at best.
Ron Zajicek
Cortlandt
Want to weigh in on at this time’s tales? Send your ideas (alongside together with your full identify and metropolis of residence) to letters@nypost.com. Letters are subject to enhancing for readability, size, accuracy, and elegance.
