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Keep killer on ice
Eddie Matos doesn’t deserve parole (“Survivors feel they’re ‘on trial,’ ” May 4).
He killed 23-year-old NYPD Officer Andrew Dwyer by kicking him off a roof and down an air shaft and ran away.
He was denied parole more than a dozen occasions and needs to be denied a dozen more occasions. His actions had been cowardly and deliberate. He brought on the death of a younger man, simply starting his life.
He says the Parole Board ought to take a look at his progress in jail. That is nonsense — as a result of no quantity of good habits will atone for the life of Andrew Dwyer. I echo the desires of Marge Dwyer: Matos ought to die in jail.
Gary Acerra, Staten Island
Nic pouch perks
The Post’s current article on nicotine pouches (“Parents call it ‘Zyn’ful,” May 2) does a grave disservice to its readers.
Getting people who smoke to desert cigarettes in favor of smoke-free merchandise like nicotine pouches is an important technique to improve public health. The FDA just lately approved the sale of Zyn nicotine pouches within the United States, concluding that they “pose lower risk of cancer and other serious health conditions” than cigarettes.
The growing use of nicotine pouches has corresponded with a dramatic decline in grownup cigarette smoking, whereas authorities knowledge has discovered that youth tobacco use is now at a 25-year low.
It is irresponsible to raise unfounded fears in regards to the recognition of nicotine pouches and then ignore the numerous declines in cigarette smoking. The two are linked, and taken collectively needs to be considered as a constructive trend as an alternative of an excuse for baseless fear-mongering.
Jon Decker, Senior Fellow, Parkview Institute, Alexandria, Va.
Ex-cops’ OT drama
Disgraced ex-NYPDers Lt. Quathisha Epps and repulsive Department Chief Jeffrey Maddrey ought to each be in jail (“NYPD: $200K OT is ours,” May 4).
The “ick” issue within the particulars of their trysts was onerous to wash off. These two, and any others complicit on this tawdry scandal, need to repay all of the money they diverted from New Yorkers and then spend time in a cell trying to find their lacking ethical compasses.
Elizabeth Muller, Barnegat, NJ,
End garish Gala
To rephrase an outdated adage, the Met Gala is a good instance of how nothing exceeds like extra (“Fine & dandy,” May 6).
This lavish occasion is a waste of money and air time. It is a prime instance of income inequality and a perp stroll for the one-percenters who can afford the $35,000 ticket price.
The Gala can also be a evident instance of hypocrisy. This yr’s occasion showcased black fashion. But the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute has by no means had a black curator, because the Gala started as a fundraiser in 1948. After 77 years, it’s time to finish this train in self indulgence.
Richard Reif, Queens
Royal remorse
Kirsten Fleming must be counseled for an sincere depiction of Prince Harry’s habits (“Prince Harry is pleading for reconciliation — but the royals are just as sick of his victimhood as everyone else,” May 5).
Her piece put a mild on how he performs sufferer in a scenario that was of his own creation. As a non-working royal who has performed nothing however bash the royal household by airing soiled laundry, he (and Meghan Markle) don’t deserve safety on the value of British taxpayers. He made his mattress. Let him lie in it.
Denise Hazlett, Harker Heights, Texas
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