Upholding decency isn’t same as trash trolling

In response to the letter by T. A. Barbella (“School official’s wife has right to express herself,” Nov. 15), I would like to point out the difference between the racist tweets about Vice President-elect Kamala Harris by Mehridith Philips Venverloh and the “vile, disgusting comments about President Trump.”

Bigotry and racism have no place in a civilized society. On the other hand, stating facts (such as Trump calling veterans losers and suckers) to point out why he did not deserve to be voted for as president is within one’s First Amendment rights. The people of Menlo Park are not “trolling social media for trash,” they are upholding decency. Social media is a public means of expressing ourselves.

— Prakash Narayan, Fremont