Justice requires patience

Justice requires patience

The letter, “Someone must speak for Trayvon,” shows what is wrong with this country, the media and the writer. Everyone is innocent until proven guilty and no one should be judging someone in the court of public opinion. True judgment can only be given when all of the facts are known and all of the witnesses come forward in a court of law where they can be questioned and cross-examined. These armchair prosecutors cause all kinds of trouble and cloud the truth. In the end justice will be served and the guilty perpetrator will receive due punishment.

The writer also uses his own personal experience to make a false judgment. I lived in the Bronx for over 40 years and have seen many street fights where a much smaller person demolished a much larger person. Size does not mean that a person is a better or more efficient fighter.

When I was 14 and 5’9” tall and 120 pounds (in 1963), I was goaded into a fight with a neighborhood bully who was twice my size. I was so angry at being picked on for being skinny that I used what I learned from TV wrestling (from Bruno Sammartino, BoBo Brazil, Ricky Star and Antonina Rocka) and knocked him down put him in a body scissors and knocked him out. After that no one in the neighborhood ever bothered me again.

There will be justice in this situation but we must remember that recently in Detroit there were 48 or 49 individuals killed in a three day period, and where is the outcry about that?

Leo Feher, Youngstown

Likable, but trustworthy?

In a recent question by the liberal Washington Post/ABC Poll, shows President Obama twice as likable as Mitt Romney.

While Mr. Obama comes off much more personable than the prudish Mitt (not exactly an uphill climb), the president reminds me of that guy you know that always tells you what you want to hear, with his one hand pattin’ your head while his other hand is stabbing you in the back.

Frank Santolla, North Lima