Fight the hate, don’t ignore rape

Manhattan: Thank you to the Daily News for covering the rise in hate crimes (“Hate and the city,” Dec. 6). Continue to shine a bright light on these creeps. That’s our hometown newspaper doing its job. Other crime rates have dropped, and kudos to the citizens and the NYPD for that — including shootings, grand larcenies and auto thefts. But no mention of rape? As our President-elect has unleashed the hate behind the hate crimes, has he also unleashed the p---- grabbers? Please cover this issue. Half of your readers are women. A lot of us have daughters. If crimes against women are also on the rise, we should be told.

Edla Cusick Naperville, Ill.: Re “Brutal bigots” (Dec. 3): This is a national disgrace, brought on by the racist and filthy words of Donald Trump. I am a 65-year-old grandmother and you’d better believe I would have stepped in to aid the woman on the subway. That riders stood by and watched this darling young woman being hideously harassed and did nothing is unconscionable. Real Americans would have offered help.

Phyllis Neal

Undercover wrap

New Hyde Park, L.I.: To respond to the hate crime epidemic, the mayor and police commissioner should consider deploying undercover police officers wearing hijabs on patrol. Just the announcement that the Police Department is mobilizing some of its officers in this way will cause racist bullies to think twice before attacking their fellow citizens.

Lisa Castillo

Plenty of hate to go around

Bronx: Re “Hate and the city”: No one is thinking about Jews but Jews. The way they see it, they must be the story when it comes to hate and want everyone to feel sorry about them being persecuted for their religious beliefs, but not a word for others who go through the same. Kenneth Joe

Another hate crime

Wantagh, L.I.: New York City’s doofus of a mayor has gall to blame Donald Trump’s speeches for inspiring hate crimes against Muslims. This is the same man who publicly accused the NYPD and a panel of grand jurors of systemic racism that in his words pervaded our society for “centuries.” He stated that he was fearful for his son’s safety at the hands of the police simply because he is black, with the insinuation that the police are out there hunting down people of color. The irresponsible and totally false claim predictably fueled anti-police sentiment the likes of which we haven’t seen since the 1970s, when the Black Liberation Army was actively assassinating police officers on the street. The rhetoric spouted by this irresponsible buffoon inspired a half-hinged maniac to (in his mind) even the score, and go out and gun down two of New York’s Finest as they sat defenseless in their patrol car. De Blasio should have been held responsible for his conduct, which contributed to these murders, and removed from office immediately. Thomas Urban

Ban Bannon

Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: White supremacists don’t belong in the White House. Period. Donald Trump is already confirming our worst fears. He’s bringing in former Breitbart News chairman Stephen Bannon to be his righthand man. Bannon, who published lies about President Obama’s citizenship and blamed black Americans for violent crime. Bannon, who has been charged with domestic violence while mocking feminists and women. Bannon, the ex-Goldman Sachs banker at the center of the xenophobic rhetoric that propelled Trump to the presidency.

Zina Spezakis

The Lord’s world

Bronx: I am amazed and astonished regarding the people who voted for Donald Trump. He is an erratic, stiff-necked, full-of-himself man with a filthy mouth. Sweet and bitter water does not come from the same fountain. A double-minded man is unstable. The world is the Lord’s, not bully Trump’s. Audrey Hylton

Wish list

Bayside: No one asked me, but: Will men ever start shaving again? Will brides finally wear gowns with sleeves? Will women eventually get their hair cut, and even style it? Will dresses ever be worn again? Will sales clerks, someday, say “You’re welcome” instead of “No problem”? Will we ever read Voice of the People letters expressing compliments rather than complaints about our new President? Sarah Alboher

Cleansing campaigns

Flushing: It’s understandable for the Daily News to oppose the proposed easing of donor form requirements (“The Council’s cash grab,” editorial, Dec. 5). However, citing my 2013 mayoral bid as an example actually weakens the argument, since I always required my donors to sign the certification forms you advocate, and what actually “hobbled” my campaign was the sting operation where the FBI got my campaign staff to unwittingly accept “illegal straw donations” from undercover donors, each of whom signed the said certification forms. What if donors lie on the forms? Should campaigns be responsible for investigating each donor for that possibility? John Liu

Bill’s bills

Brooklyn: Re “Don’t let landlords hose ratepayers,” by Mayor de Blasio (column, Dec. 5): As a homeowner, I don’t want to get those types of convoluted credits in my water bill, which create a higher and permanent increase in those bills. Yes, I would like to see the Water Board rent eliminated, and our water and sewer bill reduced. It’s important to notice that the charge for the sewer is double the charge for the water consumption. Also, I would like to see our water, sewer and property tax bills processed in New York, instead of Newark or Pittsburgh. I’m not a member of the Rent Stabilization Association.

Francisco J. Castillo

Not enough ‘sex ed’

Manhattan: As advocates for comprehensive sexuality education, we want to clarify that sex ed in New York City is woefully inadequate and cannot be accurately characterized as “mandated” (“HS kids to get Trojan course,” Dec. 2). Despite the city’s recommendation that students receive a semester of health education that includes sex ed in middle and high school, the Department of Education’s own reports confirm that many are not receiving this bare minimum. Forty-three percent didn’t receive any health education before graduating. And their instructors, the vast majority of whom are not certified health teachers, are not enrolling in Department of Education sexual health education trainings. The policy allowing condom demonstrations in high school classrooms was implemented in 2015 and should be applauded as a positive but small step. Every student in the city should receive comprehensive sexuality education that includes basic prevention lessons like condom demonstrations, as well as lessons on consent, healthy relationships, LGBTQ inclusivity and respect. We urge Mayor de Blasio to adopt and enforce a comprehensive sexuality health education program for all students, kindergarten through 12th grade. Elizabeth Adams and Emily Kadar, co-chairs, Sexuality Education Alliance of NYC

Equal pain

Philadelphia: Too often we have seen minorities deprived of their right to life by street justice. Nothing will change until we hear that someone white and famous, such as Justin Bieber, is shot while interfering with police or resisting arrest. We, the citizens, have to demand that the people we entrust with authority are committed to the concept that all lives matter! Jim Kavanagh

Leave a message Body double

Andrew Savulich Valencia, Calif.: Re “Green Hornet star of ’60s dies” (Dec. 6): I remember back in the ’70s, as I started to break into the stunt business, I was recommended to get a beeper for messages. As I recall, I got an answering service which belonged to Van Williams. Does anyone knows whether he owned an answering service business? It was located in Burbank near Burbank studios. May he rest in peace. John Escobar Manhattan: To Voicer Evelyn Zelmanowitz: I applaud your attempt to get the Daily News to stop printing photos of scantily clad females on page 3. I can recall many a morning standing on line for breakfast when I felt embarrassed to have the paper open only to display a practically nude woman splashed across the page. It made me feel like a pervert! I’m not sure if your letters prompted the change, but I am happy to think it so. Especially if it helped show your granddaughter that you can effect change if you care enough to take a stand. Please don’t ever keep your opinions to yourself! You never know what you might accomplish.

Anthony Garcia