Pro-gambling Ohioans are victims of discrimination

Pro-gambling Ohioans are victims of discrimination
EDITOR:
Excuse me, but do we have gambling in Ohio? I suppose the lottery is some kind of legal game of chance. We do have horse tracks that take legal bets. Is something wrong with this picture? We have two people that live on fantasy island, the governor and the attorney general.
Our state is surrounded by legal gambling casinos, bingo parlors, lottery games and numerous other games of chance that are legal and profitable to the states so why does Ohio lag in this area? The state knows how to lose jobs, and they do know how to raise taxes on everything but they still refuse to legalize casino gambling. Is it possible that the leaders in the state are being bought off by our neighboring states? Oh, but that would be called a conspiracy.
I only raise these questions because I am somewhat confused about why Ohio allows some gambling but not casino gambling. Is it possible the citizens in the state of Ohio can take a class action suit against the state because it is discriminatory in its policy of gambling? Do we preach equality for all? How bad is the crime rate around our legal race tracks? What types of morals do the cities that have horse tracks in them produce?
Look, the casinos create jobs, tourists and taxes. The communities not only get a casino, but all the secondary jobs such as delivery drivers, maybe diners, hotels, ma and pa stores. And maybe the airport would be more useful to the community that continues to complain about its operating expenses.
You always hear the negative spin by public leaders because they only care about their re-election and not the communities that are decimated with unemployment. Look at the positive side and write to your state representatives showing the positive spin for a change. Jobs pay taxes, unemployment creates crime.
PAUL E. DeLISIO
Niles
Better security needed to avoid further tragedies
EDITOR:
A beautiful, sunny day in Atlanta ends in a bloodbath with four dead and one critically injured. Could it have been prevented?
The courtroom killings should have been prevented. There is no reason that a 54-year-old woman should have been left alone to escort a suspect who was already deemed a threat.
A prisoner reporting to court with a shank on him must not be seen as a threat for security personnel. Maybe if he was found with a machine gun, things would have panned out differently. Three people might still have their lives.
Guns should not be allowed in a courthouse except for security near entrances and exits. Deputies should be armed with stun guns or non-lethal forms of pepper spray or mace.
Potentially dangerous criminals should be cuffed at all times. Whether it is on their hands or feet, there are ways to hide the cuffs from the jury.
Has America as a whole grown complacent again? Have we forgotten what we vowed "never to forget"? September 11th, Oklahoma City, the Olympic Park bombing, terror lurks around every corner, in every form. Now our judicial system is threatened. The very people who are supposed to serve and protect are letting the American people down over and over again.
In all cases there were warning signs that should have been looked at more thoroughly.
Have we learned nothing? We are not invincible. It is not always going to be someone else's sad story making headlines. On the next bright, sunny day, stop and think -- where could the next form of terror strike?
CHRISSY DOWNARD
Youngstown