October 1, 1999
There was a man unmercifully shot by four police officers here in National City. The man was running naked down the street with a butcher knife. But I don't see why they had to shot him dead when other means were available. They carry night sticks that are enough to disarm that man with. I don't know what the Cops are afraid of. If they are wearing their bullet proof vests certainly they can stop a knife stroke. Where was the necessity to murder this individual? Why, if they wanted to shoot, why didn't they shoot at his knees? Is this a rule now in our city, that if a man is mentally ill they shot him like a dog??????
Terry Hanks
National City
(How about that Mr. Mayor George Waters... Who controls your police department?)
ACLU TAKEN TO TASK
In an announcement defending the ACLU'S support of a lawsuit against racist remarks the ACLU spokesperson Dorothy Ehrlich, Executive Director ACFLU Northern California in a letter to the Union-Tribune informs that "free speech on a soapbox in the middle of a park is okay, but is not allowed in the workplace."
(The letter in part said "On a soapbox in the middle of a park, a person has a right to proclime racist views but the workplace is not a street corner or a public park.) Gee, I didn't realize the First Amendment had been revised to exclude free speech from the location where adults spend 40% of their waking hours. Does anyone still believe the ACLU defends the Bill of Rights???
John Murphy
San Diego
(Have you been following the donny-brooke going in in New York over free speech.??)
Hoy Descubrí La Prensa San Diego
Mi nombre es Victor Hernandez; nací en Mexicali, en 1975. Yo he vivido en California desde 1990. Hoy descubrí La Prensa en el Internet. Leí un par de artículos que me parecieron interesantes. Quiero compatir con ustedes. Cualquier comentario es bienvenido.
Victor Hernandez
(OK Victor, bring your article and let us see it. )
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