{"id":525197,"date":"2022-12-11T21:24:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T18:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-dec-12-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-11T21:24:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T18:24:51","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-dec-12-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-dec-12-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 Dec. 12, 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-6a23a75876678\" 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-6a23a75876678\" 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-12-2022\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_Dec_12_2022%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Dec. 12, 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_12_2022%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Dec. 12, 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\/Election_2024_Trump_25493jpg-1ddab-e1670702857355.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p><strong>The Issue: The Trump Organization\u2019s conviction on 17 criminal charges, including for tax fraud.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump may escape criminal punishment for his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection attempt and for taking classified documents to Mar-a-Lago, but the efforts of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Letitia James ensure that he doesn\u2019t escape with impunity (\u201cTrump Org guilt on tax rap,\u201d Dec. 7)<\/p>\n<p>Although their charges against Trump pale in comparison to the more heinous crimes that Trump engineered, we should remember that Al Capone was convicted and imprisoned for tax fraud, not for murder and racketeering.<\/p>\n<p><em>Paul L. Newman<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Merion Station, Pa.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It is no secret that DA Bragg is pro-criminal, and not pro-New York City citizen.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous felons and other criminals have been released without bail only to commit similar offenses against the citizens of our city.<\/p>\n<p>He has even gone further and had citizens who defended themselves arrested and detained.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the airwaves are full of Bragg taking credit for the recent verdict against the Trump Organization regarding tax fraud. He won\u2019t speak up about the crime against our citizens, but will brag about his case against Trump. <\/p>\n<p><em>Patrick Abbruzzi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Staten Island<\/em><\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>It was nice to see the Trump Organization found guilty, on all counts, for criminal business practices.<\/p>\n<p>But like always, Donald Trump and his children will walk away from this with no punishment.<\/p>\n<p>The potential $1.6 mil fine is a farce. It is meaningless. His business being flagged to potential lenders is also meaningless.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully the day will come when Trump and his children are held accountable. <\/p>\n<p><em>Kreg Ramone<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Manhattan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If only lawmakers would put as much time and effort into prosecuting criminals who are making the streets of New York City unsafe as they have for finding the Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud, we would see some real progress.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since Trump won the 2016 election, Democrats have been hellbent on destroying him. It reeks of partisan politics. It stinks to high heaven.<\/p>\n<p><em>JoAnn Lee Frank<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Clearwater, Fla.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Issue: President Biden\u2019s reaction to a reporter asking whether he\u2019d visit the border while in Arizona.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A perfect opportunity for President Biden to visit the border presented itself with his visit to Arizona, but when asked if he would, he said, \u201cThere are more important things going on\u201d (\u201cJoe\u2019s Border Callousness,\u201d Editorial, Dec. 7).<\/p>\n<p>When someone in your family dies of a fentanyl overdose, loses their job because their employer can hire someone in this country illegally for less money, you receive an astronomical increase in your local taxes to pay for their education, health care, and housing, or you read that another Border Patrol agent died in the line of duty or committed suicide because of the stressful conditions they have worked under, remember that our president had more important things to do.<\/p>\n<p><em>Armand Rose<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Arlington, NJ<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s reaction to a question about the current border situation is no surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Members of this administration have been employing this type of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>peak\u201d since Biden\u2019s first day in office.<\/p>\n<p>While the country is dealing with many issues that have been exacerbated by the policies of this president, his answer is always to try and shift the focus elsewhere \u2014Nothing to see here. He might as well have just said, \u201cLet them eat cake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Peter W. Kelly<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Hazlet, NJ<\/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. Letters are subject to editing for clarity, length, accuracy and style.<\/em><\/strong>\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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