Kudos, Warford

Some reflective reactions to Sunday’s 5/2 content: 1. Bravo (again) to William P. Warford’s “‘Unarmed’ does not necessarily mean harmless — Where is the national mourning for Corporal Keith Heacock?”

A well positioned statement on the current state of our national media. It is obvious that many have not addressed the current state of law and order from both sides of the equation. Not only has media and several activist groups not walked a mile in law enforcements shoes, they haven’t attempted a step in them. Support the Blue, but squeeze the bad apples out.

2. “76,000 CA inmates eligible for earlier releases” beyond standard set in 2017. I’m all for Justice reform, justice reform that also “protects and serves” the general public. Anyone who “earns” an early release should be required to sign a release document that states if they become a repeat offender, that beside the sentence for that offense, they will have their previous sentence from which they were early released reinstated with no chance of future early releases. This and previous early release programs should be monitored for reincarcerations/public impact with appropriate change to the criteria for those eligible for release.

As with law enforcement, there are two sides to the conversation and if we attempt to shut that down it only leads to unbalanced and less informed decision-making.

I will use my last 26 words to again thank Mr. Warford for his always unique, spoton but not always popular perspectives. Christopher Lovitt

Lancaster