{"id":470249,"date":"2022-07-04T00:46:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T21:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-july-4-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-07-04T00:46:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T21:46:17","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-july-4-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-july-4-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 July 4, 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-6a289657ab166\" 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-6a289657ab166\" 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-july-4-2022\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_July_4_2022%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 July 4, 2022&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_July_4_2022%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 July 4, 2022&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>The Issue: Mayor Adams\u2019 response to Rudy Giuliani\u2019s report of an assault after an incident at a ShopRite.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After reading the article in The Post, I had to laugh (\u201cEric: Charge Rudy for \u2018false report,\u2019\u200a\u201d June 30).<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Adams, who claims to be a crime fighter, made a statement implying that it\u2019s OK to slap someone on the back for no reason at all and not be charged.<\/p>\n<p>It just goes to show you how much he knows about crime-fighting.<\/p>\n<p>He wanted former Mayor Rudy Giuliani charged with making a false report after he saw the video of it 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>ening. I\u2019m no fan of Giuliani, but it did happen.<\/p>\n<p>Adams should just go to all his dinners and dance parties and let the police take care of the crime that is taking place in our city. <\/p>\n<p><em>John Wilde<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Massapequa Park<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So Giuliani was at a supermarket in Staten Island and someone came up behind him, slapped the 75-year-old man out of nowhere and proceeded to spew vitriol at him and accuse him of murder. Giuliani does nothing to retaliate.<\/p>\n<p>This results in the attacker spending some time in jail before having his charges reduced. And the current mayor laments that the attacker had to spend some time in jail, and says it is in fact Giuliani who should be arrested.<\/p>\n<p>If this does not illustrate the platform of the Democratic Party today, nothing does.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joseph J. Grassi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Port St. Lucie, Fla.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/GettyImages-1402337076.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mayor Eric Adams\" class=\"wp-image-22906211\"\/><figcaption>Mayor Eric Adams<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As a 35-year veteran of the NYPD, I knew it would only be a matter of time and opportunity before Adams took a verbal shot at Giuliani<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s accusing the former mayor of falsely reporting a crime. The incident occurred when a ShopRite employee slapped the former mayor\u2019s back, calling him \u201cone of the people that\u2019s gonna kill women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams urged Staten Island District Attorney Mike McMahon to focus his attention on Giuliani\u2019s false report of a crime. Adams also conferred with Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell about whether Giuliani committed a crime.<\/p>\n<p>Adams needs to dump his personal vendetta and focus on the real problems plaguing our city. Let a judge or jury decide if Giuliani was a crime victim. <\/p>\n<p><em>Joseph Valente<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Staten Island<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In what kind of insane world does a mayor who was elected to stop out-of-control crime, including a rash of random attacks on the elderly, want to prosecute an old man for reporting a random attack caught on video?<\/p>\n<p>I miss Mayor Bill de Blasio. He at least waited one term to turn cuckoo. <\/p>\n<p><em>Jorge Sierra<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Bronx<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Issue: CUNY head Felix V. Matos Rodriguez\u2019s absence at a City Council hearing on anti-Semitism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By not showing up for a City Council Committee on Higher Education hearing, CUNY Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez demonstrated just how unable or unwilling he is to combat an increasingly toxic, anti-Semitic environment at CUNY (\u201c\u200a\u2018Jewish lives matter?\u2019\u200a\u201d July 1).<\/p>\n<p>He needs to resign, before further turning what was once a source of great municipal pride into a shameful caricature of a formerly highly renowned institution.<\/p>\n<p><em>Richard D. Wilkins<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Syracuse<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/cuny-anti-semitism-295.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chancellor F\u00e9lix V. Matos Rodr\u00edguez\" class=\"wp-image-22879886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/cuny-anti-semitism-295.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/cuny-anti-semitism-295.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/cuny-anti-semitism-295.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>CUNY Chancellor F\u00e9lix V. Matos Rodr\u00edguez<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fact that the CUNY chancellor blew off attending the City Council meeting is further proof that the CUNY system has now been infected with the disease of anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>CUNY was once a great opportunity for students of all races and religions to get a quality education. Now that it has gone woke, it has betrayed its mission as an educational institution and has devolved into a symbol of bigotry, woke indoctrination and hatred.<\/p>\n<p><em>Robert DiNardo<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Farmingdale<\/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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After reading the article in The Post, I had to laugh (\u201cEric: Charge Rudy for \u2018false report,\u2019\u200a\u201d June 30). 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