Kudos to Slosberg for texting-law push

As a retired 40-year auto accident investigator, I’ve seen first-hand the horrors of “distracted driving” and how it ruins so many lives.

All Floridians owe a debt of gratitude to state Rep. Emily Slosberg, D-Boca Raton, for her continuing efforts in making texting while driving a primary, not secondary offense. The evidence is overwhelming that this simple change in the law would reduce accidents and therefore reduce serious injuries and fatalities.

Bottom line, any legislator who does not support this change has blood on their hands. proposal for the benefit of their constituents and general public is also most admirable.

It is a shame most of these elected Republican officials were constantly yelling “Repeal Obamacare” for the last seven years, and could not come up with any reasonable and better alternative.

Now the Republicans and Democrats must put their partisanship aside and work together because they are elected to serve all of the people. of officers using a hand to shield the heads of prisoners being placed in patrol cars, stating, “Don’t be too nice ... you can take the hand away, OK?”

As a police academy cadet before becoming an officer, I was taught the importance of keeping the head of a handcuffed prisoner from striking the patrol car’s metal frame when the person is placed on the back seat. This routine practice has nothing to do with “being too nice.” It arises from the awareness of officers that such an impact can result in serious injury — even death.

Transporting prisoners with no more force than necessary is part of the oath every officer takes to “serve and protect.” The kind of “curbside justice” Mr. Trump appears to be advocating has no place in a democratic society that operates under the rule of law.