{"id":388179,"date":"2022-01-01T02:50:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T23:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-jan-1-2021\/"},"modified":"2022-01-01T02:50:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T23:50:08","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-jan-1-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-jan-1-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 Jan. 1, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Letters to the Editor \u2014 Jan. 1, 2021<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Brad-Lander.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>The Issue: Incoming city Comptroller Brad Lander taking an NYPD security detail.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As of Dec. 26, The Bronx has endured a 35 percent increase in murder, an 11 percent increase in rape, a 14 percent increase in robberies, a 6 percent increase in felony assaults, 13 percent increase in grand larcenies, a whopping 47 percent increase in auto thefts and an 11 percent increase in total crime (\u201cCops for \u2018Defund\u2019 backer,\u201d Dec. 29).<\/p>\n<p>Yet incoming city Comptroller Brad Lander believes moving public safety dollars into <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> programs is a good idea. He sees \u201cno contradiction\u201d in accepting a personal security detail from the NYPD, an agency he wishes to defund.<\/p>\n<p>His blatant hypocrisy is evidenced by his lack of credibility and a loss of empathy for the victims in the highest crime areas. <\/p>\n<p><em>Ed Young, The Bronx<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Otto von Bismarck, Germany\u2019s first-ever chancellor, stated that politics is the art of the possible, the attainable and the art of the next best. Well, for some politicians today, politics seems to be the art of hypocrisy. <\/p>\n<p>Lander campaigned to defund the police but is now h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y to take advantage of a police-security detail that amounts to 12 to 14 officers per week.<\/p>\n<p>Lander and those of similar ilk, such as those who petition for more public housing as long as it\u2019s not in their neighborhoods, are hypocrites.<\/p>\n<p>These types like to drink copiously from the chalice of self-aggrandizement. <\/p>\n<p><em>Frank Brady, Yonkers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I wonder how many cops are assigned to protection details for local and federal politicians.<\/p>\n<p>While citizens in the outer boroughs forget what a patrol car looks like, it\u2019s up to the NYPD to provide protection for the comptroller, public advocate, council speaker and how many more?<\/p>\n<p>Riders are taking their lives into their hands entering the subway system while cops are chauffeuring politicians\u2019 kids to school.<\/p>\n<p>There was a time when the only police protection detail was for the office of the mayor. I hope incoming Mayor Eric Adams will look into the \u201cfree ride\u201d travesty and rightfully eliminate it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Patrick O\u2019Connor, The Bronx<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Please explain to me why on earth the comptroller needs a security detail of police officers?<\/p>\n<p>This hypocrite has called for slashing the police budget. Let some social workers provide security for him.<\/p>\n<p>I am tired of having these elected officials who say, \u201cDo as I say, not as I do.\u201d I\u2019m tired of them living large on my tax payments. <\/p>\n<p><em>Kim Cody, Whitestone<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Issue: The United Federation of Teachers\u2019 push to close down in-person learning due to Omicron.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>United Federation of Teachers president Michael Mulgrew, along with a incoming Comptroller Brad Lander, must be denied in their apparent attempt to shut down in- school learning (\u201cReject the unions for kids\u2019 sake,\u201d Editorial, Dec. 29). <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> does not support their desire to force children into Zoom education.<\/p>\n<p>They must be made to understand that teachers are essential workers. Policemen, firemen, sanitation workers and teachers cannot shirk their essential duties. It\u2019s all about the kids, right, Mul\u00adgrew?<\/p>\n<p><em>Saul Mishaan, Brooklyn<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The UFT once again wants to shut down schools because of the Omicron variant.<\/p>\n<p>The science shows children aren\u2019t as affected, but that doesn\u2019t stop the Democratic-backed UFT leaders from crushing the education system.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers getting paid for staying home is a great deal for them, so why not stay home for the winter? The kids suffer, and parents have to deal with this. <\/p>\n<p><em>Vincent Conti, Staten Island<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@nypost.com. 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