{"id":520838,"date":"2022-12-04T02:16:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T23:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-dec-3-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-04T02:16:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T23:16:44","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-dec-3-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-dec-3-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 Dec. 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-6a22c2e2d5823\" 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-6a22c2e2d5823\" 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-dec-3-2022\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_Dec_3_2022%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Dec. 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_Dec_3_2022%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Dec. 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\/12\/03.1o028.C.-e1670021057413.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p><strong>The Issue: Mayor Adams\u2019 plan to take mentally ill homeless people into custody for psychiatric evaluation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heaven knows I\u2019ve been critical of Mayor Adams and his policies since his election, but his latest policy initiative of removing dangerous people from New York City streets is certainly a step in the right direction and an effort that\u2019s a long time coming (\u201cEric \u2018fearless\u2019 on homeless,\u201d Dec. 2).<\/p>\n<p>Determining that these violent people on the street are a danger to themselves or others seems an easy call to me, and to those other New Yorkers who are being turned into victims.<\/p>\n<p>The once-lucrative tourist industry has taken a sharp hit in recent years over safety concerns. Now let\u2019s see if the mayor and governor can see these initiatives through.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dennis Kerbis<\/em><br \/><em>Staten Island<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Adams is finally trying to help the mentally ill homeless. If the plan is accepted, these poor souls will be taken off the street and mandated for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>I fully understand what the homeless are going through. I myself was homeless in 1975 after my release from the US Navy at the end of the Vietnam War. At one point, I thought of taking my own life.<\/p>\n<p>My situation changed, and I did get help due the kindness of a stranger and friends. I also got help from <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> services. I found help physically and mentally. So, to Adams: Kudos for caring for the mentally ill homeless.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frederick Bedell<\/em><br \/><em>Bellerose<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The missing link in treating the mentally unstable has never been addressed properly \u2014 and that is the follow-up.<\/p>\n<p>Just as we follow cases involving children, we need to do that with the adult mentally ill. In cases of homeless mentally ill, the task is more challenging.<\/p>\n<p>While there has always been a tug-of-war between public safety and the rights of people facing involuntarily custody, we cannot continue without an attempt at rational intervention. A task force should be convened to determine the best way going forward.<\/p>\n<p><em>Phil Serpico<\/em><br \/><em>Queens<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The article about Adams deciding to have the dangerously mentally ill involuntarily committed was great but forgot to mention something: Why would New Yorkers put a Democrat in charge of a problem that the Democrats created?<\/p>\n<p>The reason we have so many lunatics on the streets is that Democrats passed the laws making it possible. Now you will trust them to fix their mistakes? <\/p>\n<p><em>Tom Scott<\/em><br \/><em>Spotswood, NJ<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Issue: Proposed legislation that would provide funds for legal help for migrants fighting deportation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s interesting that two Democratic lawmakers, representatives who are supposed to be stewards of our tax dollars, waited until after the election to indicate they are proposing legislation for New Yorkers to pay as much as $300 million for the legal fees required to help illegal immigrants stay in this country (\u201cBid for NY legal fees vs. deport,\u201d Dec. 1).<\/p>\n<p>Shouldn\u2019t our moral obligation be first and foremost to those people who are citizens of this country, like our veterans or those citizens out of a job or a home?<\/p>\n<p>Want to know why New Yorkers are leaving in droves? It\u2019s because of idiots like these two lawmakers, proposing ludicrous legislation that is destroying the city and state. <\/p>\n<p><em>J. Paino<\/em><br \/><em>Manhattan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Just where does it stop? State Sen. Brad Hoylman and Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz have found another way to pander for future votes.<\/p>\n<p>They now want to establish a program where we the taxpayers will have to pay the legal fees of illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>We have people sleeping on the streets now, with no housing. How about taking care of them? <\/p>\n<p><em>Kim Cody<\/em><br \/><em>Whitestone<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>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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Heaven knows I\u2019ve been critical of Mayor Adams and his policies since his election, but his latest policy initiative of removing dangerous people from New York City streets is certainly a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":520839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/03.1o028.C.-e1670021057413.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[136654,10701,66147,72473,71039,76143,33487,72133,71431,5044],"class_list":["post-520838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-12-3-22","tag-democrats","tag-eric-adams","tag-homeless","tag-homelessness","tag-illegal-immigrants","tag-immigration","tag-letters-to-the-editor","tag-mental-illness","tag-nypd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}