PUBLIC FORUM.One of those jobs Re ``Wanted: cop recruits'' (May 3): It's amazing that law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). are having to lower their standards to find recruits who are willing to risk their lives and make life/death decisions in seconds, only to have their elected leaders and department executives hold press conferences stating that the officers should go to prison for their actions, which are often made under extreme circumstances. Sounds like one of those jobs that Americans don't want to do. I guess 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. should start outsourcing our law enforcement needs to all those illegal aliens living here. - Lea T. Herman Studio City Dangerous weapon Re ``Murder charged in LAX cop's death'' (Briefly, May 4): We have garnered outrage toward the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . from Mayor Hahn and the city's clergy when a child is prowling prowl v. prowled, prowl·ing, prowls v.tr. To roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder: prowled the alleys of the city after dark. v.intr. the city streets in a stolen vehicle in the middle of the night and attempts to murder our public servants with a motor vehicle. Where is the outrage from Mayor Hahn and the clergy when Officer Tommy Edward Scott is murdered by means of a motor vehicle? I'd like to see the mute mayor, clergy and LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Police Commission convince the family of the slain officer that a motor vehicle is not considered a deadly weapon deadly weapon n. any weapon which can kill. This includes not only weapons which are intended to do harm like a gun or knife, but also blunt instruments like clubs, baseball bats, monkey wrenches, an automobile or any object which actually causes death. . - Dana C. Johnson Los Angeles Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run practice Re ``Bills aimed at rail safety'' (May 3): The article only addresses Metrolink's practice of using ``push-pull'' train configurations and makes no mention of the much larger nationwide Amtrak's practice of using the same configurations. Amtrak trains leaving and departing L.A.'s Union Station are both pushed and pulled into the station. There is the same exact possibility of an accident happening with Amtrak all over the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Since Amtrak operates within Los Angeles County, why isn't this issue being raised as well? - Robert P. Johnson Panorama City Best Buy challenged Re ``Best Buy revisions challenged'' (April 29): As an active member of Sherman Oaks Homeowner's Association and one who lives two blocks from this proposed development, I can assure you that the association has negotiated with Best Buy in a professional and sincere manner. The fact that the city has not found it worthwhile to conduct a true and accurate (i.e., all-encompassing) traffic study for the area is alarming and appalling to the residents. The suggestion that only Milbank Street and Van Nuys Boulevard will be impacted is ridiculous and insults the intelligence of the area residents; what about Van Nuys and Ventura and Van Nuys and the 101 Freeway? If you are a Valley resident, you know that common sense dictates that these already failing intersections will be further degraded by the resultant traffic of a big-box store This article has multiple issues: * Its factual accuracy is disputed. * It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. . - Marianne Mickelson Sherman Oaks Runaway bride This article is about meanings of Runaway bride. For other uses of the word Runaway, see Runaway. A runaway bride is a bride who runs away from the wedding chapel, usually shortly before the ceremony, often due to so-called cold feet. After hearing about the now infamous runaway bride, Jennifer Wilbanks, I sincerely hope her fiance, John Mason John Mason may refer to one of the following:
Why should the taxpayers foot the bill just because she has cold feet? I say, give her the entire bill along with many hours of community service. Maybe she'll think twice before doing something that stupid again. - Terri Glaser Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. Hybrid cars Re ``Assembly panel rejects hybrid bill'' (April 22): Where's the outrage when a bill that is designed to increase production of hybrid cars and lower their price gets rejected by the Transportation Assembly Committee when rising oil prices are hitting everyone in the pocketbook? I guess you can't be mad at the Assembly or its members and hold them accountable unless you know who they are and what they did. Every member of that committee should be held accountable with a listing of their names in the newspaper along with their picture and how they voted. I think people would treat them differently if they could put a name and a face to what each one did. - Tim Johnson Sun Valley Fear works Re ``Adding cops'' (Your Opinions, May 1): How much longer is it going to take before we realize that we will never be able to raise enough money to hire enough cops to keep the crime down? Fear is the only solution. Make prison incarceration Confinement in a jail or prison; imprisonment. Police officers and other law enforcement officers are authorized by federal, state, and local lawmakers to arrest and confine persons suspected of crimes. The judicial system is authorized to confine persons convicted of crimes. as unbearable as possible. If we had followed ex-Chief Daryl Gates a few years ago, we would have much less crime now. Gate's ``fear of prison'' program: Fence off a section of the desert, give the inmates food to prepare, tools and supplies to build shelter. After a couple of years, these criminals will think twice before they do anything that will cause them to return to the desert. Fear is theonly deterrent. - Gillies Brooks Agoura Mayoral race The current Los Angeles mayoral race is a perfect example of why we need the extra box on the ballot ``None of the above.'' Maybe we'd get a better turnout. - Sol Taylor Sherman Oaks Political Re ``Villaraigosa for mayor'' (Editorial, May 1): Your endorsement of Villaraigosa (like that of John Kerry) is on the wrong side of history. I cannot let Villaraigosa off the hook as a past president of the American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. . And where does this politician stand on illegal immigration? His comments on education are strictly political and meaningless. What we have in this mayoral election is a ``Hobson's choice'' - two sides of the same coin. Since no matter who is elected, it will be ``tax- and-spend, business-as-usual.'' Why waste time casting a vote? - Byron E. Jordan Granada Hills It's a good thing Re ``Desperate times'' (Your Opinion, May 3): In May 3 letters, Bob Sharp and Monica Harmon criticize Villaraigosa for being an ACLU ACLU: see American Civil Liberties Union. leader. The ACLU has fought since 1920 to protect the rights of every citizen against the over-reach of government power. At times, this means standing up for unpopular positions, but in doing so they help protect against the tyranny of the majority The phrase tyranny of the majority, used in discussing systems of democracy and majority rule, is a criticism of the scenario in which decisions made by a majority under that system would place that majority's interests so far above a minority's interest as to be comparable in . Villaraigosa's association with the ACLU is just one of many reasons that he has my vote. - David Holland Northridge Arrogance So here we go again: Ariel Sharon, a known terrorist (Chatilla refugee camps, Lebanon), now wants us to put pressure on Iran for its nuclear weapons - never mind that Israel is loaded with nuclear weapons. Haven't we lost enough American boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. because of our pro-Israel stance in the Middle East? How arrogant of Sharon to decide to build another 50 homes on the West Bank settlement after President Bush asked him not to. Who dictates our policy anyway? Is this what's best for America? I think not. - Alex Bey Los Angeles Reversal of fortune Re ``L.A. Times circulation drops sharply'' (May 3): I was not surprised to read about the recent reversal of fortunes at the Times. After subscribing to the ``Gray Whale'' for over 40 years, I switched to the Daily News, a newspaper that is livelier, more relevant, and, as Goldilocks gold·i·locks pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A European plant (Aster linosyris) having narrow sessile leaves and dense corymbs of small, bright yellow, discoid flower heads. would say, is ``just the right size.'' Excuses given by Times executive Jeffrey M. Johnson for the circulation decline miss the mark. The Times simply took its readership for granted. - Michael Thorpe Glendale Circulation drop Re ``L.A. Times circulation drops sharply'' (May 3): Gee, I wonder why the L.A. Times circulation has dropped? Is their news skewed skewed curve of a usually unimodal distribution with one tail drawn out more than the other and the median will lie above or below the mean. skewed Epidemiology adjective Referring to an asymmetrical distribution of a population or of data like their polls were during the recall election? I always buy the Daily News when I sit down at a cafe. - Bryan Ranger Altadena |
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