Sandwich thower may be “not guilty” but behavior toward police is unacceptable (Letters)
Protester throwing a sandwich is inexcusable Re Man who threw sandwich at agent revealed not guilty Nov news story Although I can understand and appreciate the frustration the sandwich thrower felt there is no justification for throwing any object at the police As a police officer I have been spat upon had feces thrown at me and worse bottles and rocks I cannot excuse the sandwich hurler The jury certainly reacted to the fact that no injury or harm was sustained Recall how outraged we were when the Jan protesters threw objects at the U S Capitol Police It was wrong in both instances Philip Arreola Denver SNAP Donating to food banks instead of Christmas gifts In recent times the conversation in our house turned to Christmas and the buying of gifts came up This year we have decided to forgo the exchange of gifts and to donate the money to local food banks or charities After discussing our intent with our gift recipients they all heartily agreed to do the same With the suspension of SNAP benefits chosen Coloradans who depend on this benefit to put food on the table will be at liability These are our family friends and neighbors We are asking that you and your family consider doing the same Can you possibly donate all or a portion of the money you spend on Christmas gifts to a local food bank or charity A half or a quarter of what you spend Even With the purchasing powers of food banks your money will go a long way to helping others Make someone else s Christmas merry this year Janice Hall and Gary Romansky Morrison Let s work to fix capitalism Given the results of the NYC mayoral voting process it is worth mentioning that capitalism has lifted more people out of poverty than any other economic system However we find ourselves with at least of working families seriously struggling to make ends meet and afford food housing physical condition care etc That a great number of people can not be making poor life choices so blaming them does not work for me The top control more than half the wealth of our country Capitalism is broken I would much prefer that we fix capitalism to rebuild the middle class especially among the young If we do not act promptly those struggling economically will steer us toward a different system with consequences that a large number of of us will not like John W Thomas Fort Collins U S attorneys speak truth to power Re Justice Dept strips Jan references from court paper Oct news story Kudos to the two U S attorneys in the Washington D C office who wrote the truth in a sentencing memorandum The attorneys referred to a mob of rioters on Jan in the document For writing the truth the two prosecutors were put on leave and locked out of their ruling body devices The document was stripped of all references to January and President Trump s involvement We are often advised if you see something say something I m assuming the two attorneys knew the threat they were taking when writing the document yet stood strong for historical accuracy upholding our laws and not being cowed by a bully administration Good models for us all Stand up Fight back Mariann Storck Wheat Ridge Air Force Academy status is distressing Re Under review Air Force Academy s accreditation Nov news story As a spouse mother aunt and sister-in-law of six USAFA alumni I am distressed and disgusted to read that this great institution is under threat of losing its academic accreditation due to the machinations of the Secretary of War and his foolish campaign against intellectualism and scholarship Despite their declares of opposing subjective DEI values it is very clear that the intent of this administration is not to improve the Academy s educational standards but rather to destroy any semblance of meritocracy and drag everyone down to their level of abject mediocrity instead Stephanie Logan Centennial Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns editorials and more To send a letter to the editor about this article submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail
