{"id":425821,"date":"2022-04-03T01:22:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T22:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-april-3-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-04-03T01:22:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T22:22:58","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-april-3-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-april-3-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 April 3, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a04feece94\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a04feece94\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-april-3-2022\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_April_3_2022%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 April 3, 2022&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_April_3_2022%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 April 3, 2022&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/easy-aerial-drone-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Drone drama<br \/><\/strong>Leave it to a senseless state senator, in this case Jessica Ramos, to try to shoot down a constructive idea to help reduce serious crime in the Big <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>le (\u201cRise of robocop: Eric eyeing NYPD drones,\u201d March 27).<\/p>\n<p>If the city eventually does purchase crime-fighting drones at the urging of Mayor Adams, it will be a huge benefit to both police and civilians. The only thing that is \u201creprehensible,\u201d as Ramos puts it, is her thoughtless, knee-jerk reaction.<\/p>\n<p><em>Charles Winokoor<\/em><br \/><em>Fall River, Mass.<\/em><br \/><em><br \/><\/em><strong>Foster helpers<br \/><\/strong>Naomi Schaefer Riley gets one thing right in her opinion piece: The foster system causes trauma in children, and a dysfunctional court exacerbates that harm (\u201cNo Justice,\u201d PostScript, March 27).<\/p>\n<p>The rest of her opinion, however, is a swing and a miss. Riley misleads by claiming that public defenders cause delays in family court proceedings. Studies show that multidisciplinary family defenders for parents, like Bronx Defenders, safely reduce time children spend in the foster system by nearly four months, translating into $40 million in annual savings.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is not a short-staffed court, and no part of the system needs to grow. For too long, New York City\u2019s response to family poverty has been surveillance and family separation, a devastation reserved almost exclusively for black and brown families.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than pump billions into a broken system of contracted caretakers, New York City must provide financial and material resources to the parents who love their children.<\/p>\n<p><em>Emma Ketteringham<\/em><br \/><em>Managing Director, Family Defense Practice, The Bronx Defenders, <\/em><br \/><em>The Bronx<\/em><br \/><em><br \/><\/em><strong>Bring back NYC<br \/><\/strong>\u201cLure \u2019Em Back\u201d by Nicole Gelinas is spot on (PostOpinion, March 28).<\/p>\n<p>I haven\u2019t lived or worked in New York City for years, and recently when I went to an event in the city, the first thing unpleasantly jumping out is the amount of scaffolding and broken roads surrounded by cones.<\/p>\n<p>It looked a bit like a city after a zombie apocalypse. Don\u2019t even get me started on the piles of garbage.<\/p>\n<p>It is really unbelievable that a city commanding huge budgets can\u2019t get its buildings and roads looking pristine. Maybe get the army of bureaucratic pencil-pushers away from the their comfortable desks to clean it up.<\/p>\n<p><em>Igor Gubenko<\/em><br \/><em>Livingston, NJ<\/em><br \/><em><br \/><\/em><strong>Parole pass<br \/><\/strong>Gov. Gavin <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>om got it right by denying parole to Leslie Van Houten, the Charles Manson follower who was involved in the murder of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca (\u201cCalifornia governor rejects parole for Manson follower,\u201d March 30).<\/p>\n<p>The heinous manner in which the murders were carried out, without any motives other than blood lust, should mandate no parole \u2014 ever.<\/p>\n<p>While the murderess takes courses and receives self-improvement therapy in prison, the children and grandchildren of the victims will forever be haunted by the fate of their loved ones. Van Houten should spend the rest of her life in prison. Parole is an affront to the memory of the victims.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mel Young<\/em><br \/><em>Boca Raton, Fla.<\/em><br \/><em><br \/><\/em><strong>COVID vax heroes<br \/><\/strong>New Yorkers and Americans who took the COVID vaccines and collectively beat this deadly disease to the edge of oblivion are true heroes (\u201cStars and gripes,\u201d March 25).<\/p>\n<p>They helped save lives. It is discouraging to hear the protests of those unvaccinated, as they have always been part of the problem, not the solution.<\/p>\n<p><em>Donathan Salkaln<\/em><br \/><em>Chelsea<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><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. Letters are subject to editing for clarity, length, accuracy and style.<\/strong><\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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