{"id":447191,"date":"2022-05-14T01:28:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T22:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-may-14-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-05-14T01:28:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T22:28:17","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-may-14-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-may-14-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 May 14, 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-6a23e954e728c\" 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-6a23e954e728c\" 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-may-14-2022\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_May_14_2022%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 May 14, 2022&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_May_14_2022%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 May 14, 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\/05\/051122Copshooting9WCL-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>The Issue: A man who injured an officer in a shootout while he was out on bail for another crime.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mayor Adams correctly fumed over the shootout death of Rameek Smith that occurred while he was released on bail and participating in the Brooklyn Mental Health Court (\u201cFree to shoot cop,\u201d May 12).<\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s alleged mental illnesses, however, did not curb his acquisition of an illegal gun after pleading guilty and while awaiting sentencing.<\/p>\n<p>This case should prompt a thorough forensic audit of the Mental Health Courts to tighten eligibility and remand violent defendants.<\/p>\n<p>That Smith refused to renounce a life of crime powerfully demonstrates he played the court system masterfully. What discernible good did the resources and efforts of those in the Mental Health Court achieve?<\/p>\n<p><em>Roger Bennet Adler<\/em><br \/><em>Manhattan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A career criminal shot a cop. The suspect, Rameek Smith, died in the shootout.<\/p>\n<p>I find this <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>alling and quite disturbing. Smith had been arrested numerous times \u2014 including for weapons possession.<\/p>\n<p>I really don\u2019t understand why this man was allowed to be on the streets. The state Legislature should pass stronger bail laws.<\/p>\n<p>Adams is right that there is a failure to punish those with illegal guns. This has to stop.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frederick Bedell<\/em><br \/><em>Queens<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In New York City, crime is out of control with NYPD officers being assaulted, stabbed, shot and killed while performing their duties. This, all while trying to protect innocent citizens from criminals.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Hochul should step in to help the NYPD by getting the state Legislature to rewrite the laws and allow courts to keep serious lawbreakers in jail, instead of releasing them the same day to commit more crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, she\u2019s focusing on the issue of abortion, but the real problem right now is crime. We need to ensure NYPD officers can perform their job.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joseph Comperchio<\/em><br \/><em>Brooklyn<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rameek Smith, the thug who wounded Officer Dennis Vargas in a Bronx shootout before being killed, was, according to his girlfriend\u2019s godmother, \u201ca gangster, but he was sweet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Right. And Adolph Eichmann was a Nazi, but he loved Jews.<\/p>\n<p><em>Barry Koppel<\/em><br \/><em>Kew Gardens Hills<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Issue: Patti LuPone\u2019s rant toward theater-goers who were not wearing their masks properly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Douglas Murray is spot-on in exposing the hypocrisy of elites who love to hector their perceived <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> inferiors for not wearing masks or, in the case of Patti LuPone, not wearing them properly, while they themselves often cluster together at public and private events unmasked (\u201cStill stuck in a maskerade,\u201d May 13).<\/p>\n<p>To these entitled celebrities, wearing masks \u2014 like paying taxes, reporting for jury duty and serving in the military \u2014 are obligations of \u201cthe little people,\u201d including \u201cthe help\u201d at gala events.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dennis Middlebrooks<\/em><br \/><em>Brooklyn<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Of course LuPone told an audience member to mask up. That\u2019s the rule of the theater.<\/p>\n<p>If someone came stomping into my apartment with muddy boots, where I have a no-shoes rule, I\u2019d throw them out, too.<\/p>\n<p>LuPone cannot speak on stage in a mask, but she has to be concerned about getting sick because not only will it end her performances temporarily \u2014 the long-term effects of COVID could possibly end her career completely.<\/p>\n<p>She can\u2019t sit at home like Murray and ignorantly type on a keyboard. COVID rates are rising and people are still dying. <\/p>\n<p><em>Sam Katz<\/em><br \/><em>Manhattan<\/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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