Confidence in police who keep communities safe

July 25th, 2012, 5:30 pm ·

· posted by walexander


PLACENTIA, Dave Perez: A few people of questionable character are killed [“Anaheim protest turns violent,” Front Page, July 25]. Yes, this is unfortunate, but I have confidence in the police who keep our communities safe.

Now, protesters and outsiders with no ties to the community vent their frustration by wreaking havoc and destroying local business. The local media (television) compounds the problem by airing a live feed that draws more people to the scene.

Like many neighbors have told me, Anaheim has gone down the toilet over the last three decades. Finally, tourists will hear about this and may have second thoughts about bringing their money here. I cannot blame them. Altogether, it's a losing situation.


ANAHEIM, Tim Peck: I applaud efforts of the Anaheim Police Department and other agencies involved in keeping Anaheim safe from the thugs and protesters who tried to incite a riot Tuesday night. Protesters who truly want things to change for the better in their community are barking up the wrong tree. Instead of protesting against police, they need to channel their energies into ridding their communities of gangs and other criminal elements.

Where are these protesters when their children are joining gangs, dropping out of school and being arrested for crimes?

Why are there no protests when gang-bangers are shooting and stabbing each other in what seems to be a daily occurrence in Anaheim and Santa Ana?


ANAHEIM, Diane Guenette: I have lived in Anaheim for more than 40 years and have always felt safe due to the professionalism and attitude of our police department.

The agitators and punks who are rioting are a disgrace to our community. They do not represent me or the vast majority of the Anaheim residents.


ORANGE, Jeannie Flippin: So, by setting fires, breaking windows and basically destroying their own neighborhoods, aren't these people just proving that they are, indeed, low-life, law-breaking thugs?

NCAA punishes innocents

YORBA LINDA, Ken Gominsky: The National Collegiate Athletic Association wants to look like it is doing something in response to the Jerry Sandusky situation, but taking away all victories from 1998 to 2011, only impacts players who earned those wins who had no idea the crimes were occurring. Why punish them? Four years with no bowls only impacts the current players and incoming freshmen. The loss of 80 scholarships over four years impacts 80 high school players who will not get a scholarship to Penn State.

Coach Joe Paterno is dead. Sandusky will be in jail for the rest of his life. Others involved have been fired or resigned and are being criminally investigated. The school is fined $60 million and placed on five-year probation. NCAA punishments are damaging to the school, but not as much as to those who had nothing to do with the violations. The NCAA should be more compassionate to the innocent.

Prop. 30 restores tax fairness

SACRAMENTO, Jeffery Freitas, secretary treasurer, California Federation of Teachers: The Register said that I uttered a “misleading” statement in the new online ad for Proposition 30 [“California's credit rating is still anemic,” Opinion, July 18]. I said “California's bond rating is now positive,” and it is. The Register complains that the budget passed – on time – by Gov. Brown and the Legislature last month depends on passage of Prop. 30, and then urges its readers to vote against Prop. 30.

The ballot measure would begin to restore tax fairness to rates on the rich so that we can fund our schools and public safety. It is the only measure that helps balance the budget while funding education. What the ratings agencies care about is the state's ability to manage its fiscal obligations, not the ideological agenda that, through Prop. 13 and no-tax pledges, got the state into the deficit it faces year after year.

That's why the bond rating of California improved almost immediately after passage of Prop. 25, the Majority Budget Act of 2010. When Prop. 30 passes, one consequence will be better schools and public-safety services. Another will be further improvement in the state's bond rating.

A new economic 'normal'

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Greg Groh: When the real estate and mortgage crisis began in the middle of 2007, and economic carnage spread across the entire globe, we were confronted with the reality that we could no longer trust institutions and systems we believed would protect us from this sort of meltdown. And we soon understood that the global economy is hanging by a thread, so much so that one major event (such as armed conflict between Israel and Iran or another major terrorist strike on U.S. soil) could unravel any sense of security we now feel.

As early as 2008 some commentators said “this is the new normal,” but most of us dismissed them as “negative Nellies.” It's now the middle of 2012 – and we're still in the same situation with no end in sight. Maybe it's time to acknowledge that this is the new normal.

A little humility, please

FULLERTON, Stan McLaughlin: If you took offense at President Barack Obama's comments that you probably didn't make it on your own without someone's help somewhere down the line and that you are solely responsible for all of your success, then you need not care what Obama or others feel. You know it all.

I hope you keep all you have, because when you die, none of it matters, just Christ. Full of pride, lust and greed, your own weaknesses will get the best of you. As for me, I know I need government, church, God and the ability to share with others what I have created. I am a product of government.

Fresh off the assembly line, I will do my part to give civilization and its citizens a richer more fulfilling life anyway I can. I am not any better than others. Whatever role I fill to make the United States a better place for its civilians is reward to me. One day the people who made you will remind you of the accomplishments you made in life. You will see that if it were not for these people you would not have been able to accomplish it. You are only as good as the people who surround you.

For those who still believe it is a competition and a race to be won, I hope humility enlightens their lives one day. It is not a race but a group effort for all of us share in.

At Obamacare's mercy

LAKE FOREST, Dan Lee: I am amazed at how easily liberals are fooled into thinking that “Obamacare” is a good thing. Hidden among the recesses of this 2,600-page “novel” are many new taxes, including but not limited to, small businesses and the public. There is a real estate assessment of 3.8 percent as well as an increase in that supplement of Medicare that affects all seniors.

Ultimately it will be the end of supplemental insurance as well, meaning no more Blue Cross, Kaiser or any other such carrier. We will all be at the mercy of the government.








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