PUBLIC FORUM TIRED OF COP BASHING.I would like to take issue with a few of the points you made in ``Questions unanswered'' (Editorial, Oct. 31). It is a misdemeanor - if not a felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. - to brandish bran·dish tr.v. bran·dished, bran·dish·ing, bran·dish·es 1. To wave or flourish (a weapon, for example) menacingly. 2. To display ostentatiously. See Synonyms at flourish. n. a weapon (or something that can be mistaken for a weapon), period. At least one of the neighbors was concerned enough about something going on at the party that they risked the possible anger of the host neighbors by calling 911 for help. You stress that this was a safe neighborhood, a nice neighborhood, not generally thought of as gang-infested. But where did Charles Manson Charles Milles Manson (born November 12, 1934) is a career criminal who led the so-called Manson Family, a commune or cult that began to form around him in the U.S. city of San Francisco in 1967. and his family strike two of their worst times? Sharon Tate and the La Biancas - both in nice, safe neighborhoods. Is anyone in their right mind, when facing what appears to be the business end of a gun, going to call a time out to check and see if it's a real gun or a play gun? It was an accident, an unfortunate one, but I'm sick of the cops being put on the defensive every time a citizen screws up and gets hurt or killed because of it. - Terri Andrews Castaic Shooting questions I, like other Los Angelenos The Kat Club - los angelenos recorded at Kat Club Cabaña Studio, on Santa Monica Bay 2007. Produced by D.J.Peters. Track listing
On another note, did the officer have his gun already drawn or is he a quick draw artist? Between the time the officer unsnapped his holster and withdrew his revolver, wasn't he aware that Anthony Lee had not fired his ``realistic-looking'' gun and then able to make a judgment call after taking some form of cover, like maybe taking two steps away from the window? You are correct - too many unanswered questions. - Jim Moore Granada Hills It's just dangerous In your Oct. 31 editorial you say, ``If he was white instead of black, would the same thing have happened?'' Yes. Yes. Never, ever point anything at a policeman - not even a finger. Don't you read the papers? A man with a television remote control gets shot. A child with a toy gun in his own apartment gets shot. Don't you recall such stories? No investigation is needed. Police are trained to shoot if someone points something at them, threatens them with a screwdriver screwdriver, n See instrument, screwdriver. , aluminum crutch crutch (kruch) a staff, ordinarily extending from the armpit to the ground, with a support for the hand and usually also for the arm or axilla; used to support the body in walking. crutch n. , etc. - Lillian Spencer Burbank Truth in guns Daniel Chasek accuses Bush of signing a concealed-weapon law that is ``so extreme it allows people to carry concealed weapons (Law) dangerous weapons so carried on the person as to be knowingly or willfully concealed from sight, - a practice forbidden by statute.<- in some states! -> See under Concealed. See also: Concealed Weapon into churches.'' (Public Forum, Nov. 1.) I must have missed the massive outbreak of church shootings in Texas. Perhaps Chasek can enumerate To count or list one by one. For example, an enumerated data type defines a list of all possible values for a variable, and no other value can then be placed into it. See device enumeration and ENUM. for us the number of times that persons with concealed-carry permits went berserk ber·serk adj. 1. Destructively or frenetically violent: a berserk worker who started smashing all the windows. 2. in churches and opened fire. His claim that Dick Cheney ``voted against legislation that would have banned cop-killer, armor-piercing bullets and plastic guns that terrorists use to avoid airport metal detectors'' is untrue. There are no ``cop-killer'' bullets - a term invented by anti-gun fanatics. There are no special armor-piercing bullets for sale to the public - another fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. of the gun grabbers. And so-called ``plastic'' guns contain enough metal parts that they cannot avoid detection in airport metal detectors. - James F. Glass Chatsworth A one-termer If the good ol' boy, slap-on-the-back, buy-you-a-beer persona that George Bush projects should somehow buy him the White House, rest assured he will be a one-termer. George W. Bush doesn't have enough money to buy my vote. During my nearly 80 years, I have never voted for anyone who was not at least as smart as I am. In all those years I have never lived so well or had my medical needs taken care of so well as I have when there was a Democrat in the White House. - Philip Wilt Van Nuys First vote I recently turned 18 and will be voting for the first time this election. But I hadn't planned on it. I never thought it mattered - both sides usually end up blaming the other, and nothing gets done. But Gov. Bush has inspired me, for exactly the reasons identified in the Daily News' recent endorsement. Bush offers a new way. As governor of Texas, he brought Democrats and Republicans together without the fighting, and I think he can do it in Washington, D.C. In the last several years, political bickering bick·er intr.v. bick·ered, bick·er·ing, bick·ers 1. To engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel; squabble. See Synonyms at argue. 2. has reached a climax, and I fear Al Gore Noun 1. Al Gore - Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) Albert Gore Jr., Gore has too much at stake in the fighting. We need to let it go. - Alan Johnsdale Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Enough charmers George W. Bush, nice fellow that he is, is the least-qualified presidential candidate of the past 24 years. He is a part-time governor of a state whose legislature meets only two months per year. Elect him, and you will get a GOP version of another inexperienced in·ex·pe·ri·ence n. 1. Lack of experience. 2. Lack of the knowledge gained from experience. in southern governor who, in 1976, also promised to tell the truth and restore dignity to a scandal-tinged White House - Jimmy Carter. And Clinton. . . . How many of these ``down home'' charmers are we going to elect before we learn? - Thomas E. Braun Palmdale Wasted vote In the study of electoral systems, a wasted vote may be defined in 2 different ways:
I'm disheartened dis·heart·en tr.v. dis·heart·ened, dis·heart·en·ing, dis·heart·ens To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of; dispirit. See Synonyms at discourage. that so many folks who prefer third-party candidates cave in to the ``wasted vote'' fallacy. Their reasoning goes like this: I like Candidate X. I don't think much of Candidate Y, but since I really hate Candidate Z, I'm going to vote for Y. I want what X preaches, but he can't win this year. But if we aren't going to get what we want this year anyway, why not pave the way to future success by helping that Libertarian lib·er·tar·i·an n. 1. One who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of the state. 2. One who believes in free will. [From liberty. or Green candidate get a high vote total? Waiting for others to vote our candidates into legitimate contention will only ensure that they never get there. Four years from now, we'll be back at Square One, facing yet another lesser-evil ``choice.'' - Brian Mulholland North Hollywood Just a replay Regarding the Daily News endorsement of George W. Bush on Oct. 29: I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how you can refer to him as a ``fresh face.'' He looks and sounds exactly like his father. It is a replay. Who said we needed a change? Changes are frequently for the worse - not the better. - Marie Daily Los Angeles Just as prepared Vice President Al Gore's main theme these days is that Gov. George W. Bush is not properly prepared to be president. Gov. Bush's political experience is almost identical to that of ex-President Jimmy Carter when he ran for the presidency. I wonder if Vice President Gore is now willing to say that then-Gov. Jimmy Carter was ill-prepared to run for the presidency. - Donald R. Ulbrich Woodland Hills Not that hard I teach English as a second language to adults who have just read short biographies of George W. Bush and Al Gore that appeared in the L.A. Life section on Oct. 31. The majority of the class concluded that Gore is better qualified. Why are so many Americans having trouble figuring this out? - Miriam Schneider Valley Village Campaign contributions The input by our state and local politicians in placing Proposition 34 on the ballot with the intent of limiting campaign contributions and spending is like having input from a fox when building a hen house. - Evertt P. Harrington Glendale |
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