To the editor:
Relating to “Jury convicts teen’s mom in vandalism” (entrance web page, Feb. 7):
As a retired legislation enforcement officer and simply somebody with widespread sense, I’m inspired by this ruling. The dad and mom’ neglect of their duties was greater than inexcusable.
I used to be raised round firearms. I bought my first rifle at age 6. However my father’s coaching and supervision was strict within the excessive to say the least. We would not even dare make a joke a few gun.
However the infatuation with weapons on this nation will proceed to wreak havoc till we someway be taught to care extra about our youngsters and the protection of our communities than we do about weapons and the ridiculous, tortured interpretation of the anachronistic different amendments.
Weapons are instruments. They don’t present “manhood”.
MacKenzie Allen
Santa Fe, NM
To the editor:
Jennifer Crumbley has been discovered responsible of 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter. From what I’ve seen, I agree with that judgment.
However nonetheless…as a dad or mum whose children have by no means performed something damaging and have not been tormented by the identical demons that Ethan Crumbley was, I really feel a sure darkish disappointment for her as she faces her personal jail.
I do know the ruling might be debated and can set a precedent on parental duty and the care of firearms. I hope it would actually make a distinction.
Whereas the mom receives a simply punishment, she could however marvel, like most of us dad and mom at one time or one other, what she ought to have performed in another way.
Dave Pasinski
Fayetteville, NY
To the editor:
Relating to “What Is This Mom Actually Responsible Of?” by Megan Okay. Stack (Opinion visitor essay, February 5), revealed shortly earlier than the decision:
Mrs. Stack’s essay arguing that Ethan Crumbley’s mom, Jennifer, shouldn’t be complicit in Ethan’s college capturing is unconvincing. What dad or mum would give a woefully depressed teenager a gun “to cheer him up?” If Mrs. Crumbley had by no means anticipated him to be a college shooter, would not it have occurred to her that Ethan would possibly kill himself?
Mrs Crumbley ignored the varsity’s recommendation to take her son to a therapist. Mrs. Stack quotes a lawyer who says that “you need to have recognized higher” is just not a felony customary, however is not the usual right here extra “aiding and abetting” since Ms. Crumbley enabled the capturing with the acquisition of the gun?
When gun producers and our lawmakers place just about no restrictions on the power of dysfunctional households to reward weapons to their mentally sick members, new authorized methods have to be discovered to discourage the epidemic of college shootings.
Ellen Shaffer Meyer
Wilmington, Del.
The writer is a retired lawyer.
To the editor:
It is one factor to be an irresponsible dad or mum. It is fairly one other to be an irresponsible dad or mum who buys a 15-year-old son a 9-millimeter semi-automatic handgun and fails to maintain that gun locked up and out of hurt’s method. Negligence on the a part of these dad and mom enabled the son to kill 4 and injure seven. They need to share the blame.
Mary Janicke
Houston
Trump and immunity: ‘He’s not a king’
Ira D. Cohen
North Bergen, NJ
To the editor:
Folks could also be puzzled by Donald Trump’s repeated and vociferous calls for that presidents should have full immunity from prosecution after they go away workplace. Nonetheless, it supplies a transparent window into his assumptions about energy.
For Mr. It’s unthinkable for Trump to carry workplace or energy in any space with out stretching or fully ignoring legal guidelines that relate to habits. As evidenced by lawsuits and indictments, Mr. Trump unable to function inside authorized boundaries, in enterprise, finance, interpersonal pursuits and holding elected workplace.
He assumes everybody capabilities the best way he does, so after all immunity is important to get issues performed. This unconscious assumption on his half is sort of revealing about his psychology and management, though no president, besides him, has been impeached after leaving workplace.
Michael H. Frisch
New York
The writer is a psychologist.
The failed try and impeach the mayors
To the editor:
Relating to “Defections Foil GOP Bid to Impeach Mayor” (entrance web page, Feb. 7):
What a humiliation for the rabble within the Home Republican caucus: They failed, albeit by a slender margin, of their efforts to hold out a vindictive motion in opposition to Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of homeland safety.
There’s a professional argument about whether or not Mr. Mayorkas has performed his job nicely on the immigration disaster on the Mexican border. However as just a few GOP Home members had the nice sense to acknowledge, impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas would have been improper and certain would have been met with payback when Democrats regain management of the Home.
Former President Donald Trump was impeached twice by means of a nicely thought out and legit course of. The Home GOP fell wanting that customary in its vendetta in opposition to Mr. Mallorca. Maybe failure will make members now assume twice earlier than selecting to make a idiot of themselves.
Oren Spiegel
Peters Township, Pa.
To the editor:
Speaker Mike Johnson clearly must go to Nancy Pelosi for a lesson in methods to “lead” with out egg in your face, as evidenced by the disastrous vote to question Alejandro Mayorkas. She famously stated she by no means put a vote on the ground she could not win.
Mr. Johnson, Donald Trump’s puppet, clearly could not determine it out himself. Time to ask Mrs. Pelosi for assist or his days as speaker are numbered.
To the editor:
Relating to “Trump’s Operating Mate Has to Be Ramaswamy,” by Frank Bruni (Opinion, February 3):
Sir. Bruni’s piece casting Vivek Ramaswamy as Donald Trump’s working mate was very a lot heading in the right direction, nevertheless it unnoticed probably the most compelling motive for this selection: a Vice President Ramaswamy could be unimaginable insurance coverage in opposition to Democrats making an attempt to question Mr. Trump. if he’s elected.
Kari Lake comes shut, however Mr Ramaswamy is in over his head on the nationwide stage. He would not have a clue.
Steven Clarke
Hilton Head Island, SC