Reduce homicides and get a pension

It’s amazing how fast Baltimore politicians move to pass legislation to put money in their own pockets, while it could take years to enact any legislation to help city residents with their everyday struggles (“City Council pensions: The ill-timed, ill-considered expansion should be set aside,” Nov. 15).

Where can anyone else work for eight years and get a full pension for life?

I say, give them the new timeline to assure their pensions as soon as they bring the murder rate below 100 deaths per year and keep it there. That will show them that if they do their jobs well, they get compensated. But if they don’t do a good job, they don’t get rewarded with a big check in their pockets every month for the rest of their lives.