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Solutions for crime
usually are not elusive
Re. “Third straight yr of triple-digit homicides,” Web page B1, Oct. 5:
So town of Oakland has simply marked its third straight yr of triple-digit homicides. The article says, “The bloodshed has left metropolis and state officers greedy for concepts to mood the violence.”
Effectively, right here’s a novel thought – don’t defund or hamstring the police, catch these murderers, arrest them, don’t allow them to out on bail, prosecute them, ship them to jail and hold them there for a very long time, and at last begin specializing in victims and their households, not criminals.
The resultant discount in homicides could be gorgeous if we simply began implementing legal guidelines and treating criminals the best way they need to be handled – as criminals. Nobody must be “greedy for concepts.”
Joseph Gumina
San Carlos
Robust households, faculties
will sluggish gun violence
Re. “6 harm in Oakland college taking pictures,” Web page A1, Sept. 29:
After the tragic taking pictures on the Oakland college, each mother or father interviewed mentioned extra safety was mandatory — a far cry from defund the police.
Then got here the chorus to get rid of extra weapons. However how can 400,000,000 weapons be eradicated? In fact, this will’t be carried out, so we should always concentrate on the reason for gun violence.
Weapons are the symptom, not the reason for gun violence. The federal government and folks ought to understand the necessity to tackle the reason for gun violence: damaged households and an schooling system that isn't assembly the wants of minority communities. Let’s concentrate on enhancing internal metropolis faculties and strengthening households to lastly cut back gun violence.
Douglas Abbott
Union Metropolis
Measure O will
enhance Walnut Creek
I'm voting sure on Measure O in Walnut Creek. I'm the daddy of three younger daughters. Measure O will give Walnut Creek crucial sources to enhance our metropolis. It is going to enable us to rent and maintain extra cops. It is going to enhance our parks and buildings, together with the Shadelands Arts Middle, Heather Farm pool and Civic Park buildings. It is going to additionally present for added library hours and constant crossing guards for faculties.
The most effective half for residents is that over 50% of the income from the minimal enhance in our gross sales tax shall be from guests to our metropolis who come to Walnut Creek and store in our shops. This slight gross sales tax enhance is simply one-half of a cent – for instance, Measure O would add simply 50 cents to a $100 buy.
Measure O will enhance the standard of life for everybody right here in Walnut Creek.
Jared Asch
Walnut Creek
DUI suspect ought to
have been charged
Re. “Suspected DUI driver in deadly crash is arrested, then launched,” Web page B4, Oct. 5:
I've a tough time understanding why the girl has not been charged after the blood/alcohol stage take a look at was 50% greater than the authorized restrict.
Not charging this lady creates a horrible instance for younger drivers in regards to the seriousness of drunk driving. Many might imagine that drunk driving doesn’t have harsh penalties, which can make them get behind the wheel after many drinks.
Warnings of ingesting and driving are shared a lot in faculties, commercials and social media but the punishments don’t appear harsh sufficient.
Matthew Dionisio
Danville
Home, don’t punish,
our homeless
Re. “Clearing out two largest homeless encampments,” Web page A1, Oct. 1:
One other day and yet one more story about homeless of us being violently torn from their communities. It appears cities and the state will discover each “answer” besides the obvious and efficient of all: offering houses. Even from a purely egocentric perspective, offering houses for them would largely resolve the problems of encampments and related trash, blight, and so on.
The one conclusion I can give you as to why this apparent possibility is ignored is that we as a society hate homeless folks a lot we refuse to supply them with essentially the most primary of sources: a house. And once they cobble collectively a semblance of residence and neighborhood we actually destroy it. Homelessness is nearly by no means a alternative. Cease punishing folks as whether it is. Give them houses and allow us to be carried out with these tales.
Andy Spivack
Emeryville
Employees are trapped in
unenviable relationship
For nearly 50 years, massive enterprise has taken most of their staff as a right. When the typical American employee begins a job, they enter right into a dysfunctional, abusive relationship.
To many bosses, we aren't worthy of being handled with dignity and respect, incomes dwelling wages, receiving bonuses or raises (a price of dwelling enhance shouldn't be a elevate), well being care advantages, and so on. Even once they’ve made file earnings they've made large cuts to their workforce.
Clearly, they don’t assume they want us. So, they'll reply their very own telephones, ship out their very own promotional info, learn and reply to their very own letters and construct their very own merchandise.
One of many issues that makes me lose sleep is that if they assume we're unworthy when occasions are good, I ponder what's going to they do as treasured sources are additional depleted.
Belinda Neuman
Nice Hill