NYPD cops are pros and polite
Manhattan: Your front-page story and headline (“Policing for DUMMIES,” April 21) were insulting and demeaning to the men and women of the New York City Police Department. The wasteful and presumptuous tutorial recommendations put forward by federal monitor Peter Zimroth, to be included in the recruit training at the Police Academy, have existed in the curriculum for the past three decades.
A focused curriculum to promote Courtesy, Professionalism and Respect (CPR) was created and incorporated into recruit training 15 years ago by then-Police Commissioner Howard Safir. By consistently employing courtesy, professionalism and respect when interacting with the citizens and visitors to our city, the men and women of the NYPD have made and continue to make New York the safest big city in the country. Louis Turco, president, Lieutenants Benevolent Association
Be fair to Hillary
Lindenhurst, L.I.: The Daily News media bias slip is showing! The Voice of the People is publishing only negative letters about Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Apparently, the exclusion of letters from Hillary’s supporters is evidence of News editors’ lack of political neutrality to report opposing viewpoints. Perhaps the editors’ intent is to mislead and sway public opinion. In our opinion, The News’ political partiality betrays the freedom of the press. The Voice of the People should be a forum for all ideas, no matter The News’ bias. Susan and Robert Davniero
Another one for Hillary
Astoria: As for Hillary Clinton wanting to be the first woman to become President, I say give her a chance. Whatever her husband did should have no effect on her ability to run the country. Plus, I also think Bill Clinton did a good job while in office. Martha Monroy
Too many Clintons
Union City, N.J.: Why would we vote for a second Clinton when the first Clinton looked directly into the camera and lied to us? Allan Collins
The rhyme fits
Coram, L.I.: Liar, liar, pantsuit on fire. Helen Purdes
A law unto herself
North Arlington, N.J.: It went mostly unreported by the mainstream media, but when Hillary Clinton had a meeting at a cafe in Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Democratic Party officials, her Scooby van was parked in a space reserved for people with disabilities the entire time she was inside the establishment. Had it been a Republican candidate for President who committed the same infraction, the media would have been all over it. A day later, to feed the media’s frenzy, the Democrats would have produced an 85-year-old lady who had to park three blocks away and crawl on her hands and knees to get to the cafe. Armand Rose
Not a crime anymore
Bardonia, N.Y.: Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’s idea seems like just another attempt at making our legal system even more permissive than it already is. If I’m a bad guy, what this would mean to me is that I would now be able to ride a stolen bicycle into a closed city park after dark and urinate against a tree while holding an open alcoholic beverage container. I could then toss the empty container on the grass and make some noise, without fear of police intervention. If, by chance, a police officer doing his job were to stop-and-frisk me, I could call my crooked attorney on a stolen cell phone and ask him if I could sue. What a terrific idea! Dick Mills
Charlie still hustling
Flushing: No need for Pete Rose to be elected to the Hall of Fame; he is there every year, signing balls. That is what he does for a living. I estimate there are more Pete Rose signed balls than there are people in the world. They go for 5 cents now. James P. Venuti
Kids before tests
Bronx: Parents refusing to have their children take state-mandated tests is a sign of more than opposition to government education policy. It is resistance to the corporatization of education and life more generally. Parents are taking a stand for a human-centered world where everything from health to education to art is not about the bottom line, but the quality of life. Randall Borra
Losing the peace
New Hyde Park, L.I.: I notice the same pattern happening with Afghanistan as with Iraq. The terrorists are taking over as we draw down troop levels. For Afghanistan to fall into chaos would mean a waste of countless wounded and dead service personnel. Our heroes deserve better than to have their military objectives go unfulfilled. Michael Carras
First, do no harm
Eastchester, N.Y.: Dr. Oz should be defended. The Hippocratic oath taken by doctors — both the original translation from the Greek by Ludwig Edelstein in 1943 and the “modern” version by Louis Lasagna in 1964 — does not limit doctors to only pharmaceutical drugs, surgery, chemotherapy or radiation to heal. Oz is fulfilling his oath by using all means available to him . On the other hand, conventional doctors rely only on traditional means to heal the ill. Now, who is fulfilling the Hippocratic oath? Carmine Masucci
The easy life on the dole
Toms River, N.J.: I began composing a letter to Voice of the People on Monday and was shocked to see Voicer Kathie Dunn’s open letter to President Obama. I agree with her 100%. My life is exactly like hers. Sunday, I was on line behind a woman with three young children. She purchased three bags of shrimp totaling $90 and paid with her EBT card. She then purchased three video games that totaled $135 and handed the cashier two $100 bills. I watched as she got into her new Honda Pilot. It still had the sticker price on it. I cannot buy shrimp or video games and my car is 10 years old — and I work. Kathie, there is no need to ask Obama how this is justified. I have the answer. We were born in this country, fought for this country, support ourselves, and we do without. As Judge Judy would say, “This is some America! “R.D. Vigneri
Guardian angels
Brooklyn: I would like to thank the two ladies who helped me across the street to the doctor’s office on Nostrand Ave. on Tuesday, March 3. I had an asthma attack and I could not breathe. You truly saved my life. Thank you so much. Mary A. Reed
Giving it away
Clifton, N.J.: I had to laugh as I read Voicer Alan Bobé Vélez’s letter on the Puerto Rican Independence Party, “committed to the cause of national liberation.” Of course Puerto Rico wants its independence; the minute they get it, the U.S. government will start sending them millions in foreign aid, just like they do to all the other countries from which we get nothing in return. Cathy Mushock
The wrong focus
Richmond Hill: Shame on you for putting Bruce Jenner on the cover of Sunday’s paper! We don’t need any more stories about the Kartrashians and Jenner, who contribute nothing to our great country. I speak for myself and maybe many others who are tired of hearing about that family. April 19 should be remembered as a day of mourning and remembrance to the lives lost in the Oklahoma City bombing. Just as the 9/11 attacks impacted all our lives, in New York and around the world, we should pay our respects the same way. A two-page article doesn’t do justice. You should have added a picture of the beautiful memorial and museum that were built in dedication to the victims. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. May they rest in peace. Sarah Siewnarine
A day at the races
Williston Park, L.I.: I can’t feel too bad for the hockey fans complaining about being ignored by the Daily News. How would you like to be a fan of horse racing? No coverage of the horses competing nor the outcomes of the all-important Derby prep races. The full charts of the results of the races at the local tracks have been done away with. Seems like the untimely death of Vic Zast ended racing coverage altogether. Just a heads-up: There will be a Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May. Perhaps you’ll let us know the results? Helen Jaeger
Thanks, News
Bronxville, N.Y.: I’m a loyal subscriber to your paper, and I received tickets from the Daily News to Disney’s “Three Classic Fairy Tales” at the Westchester County Center. I took my granddaughters, and we enjoyed it very much. Thank you, Daily News, for this experience. Evelyn Ciota
