THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Wednesday, August 7, 2013 — Page 5
LETTERS Dear Post Office: Do you think my punishment fit my crime? To The Daily Sun, The grandkids, my mother, and I were so excited to go to the Multicultural Day’s events in downtown Laconia on Saturday. After circling the block three times, I realized that I would not find a parking place close enough for my mother to walk so I let her out to wait while my grandkids and I searched further away for a parking spot. I turned right by the U.S. Post Office and saw the lot where the mail trucks park. Only two mail trucks were there and about 25 open parking places! Eureka! The Post Office is closed, this is perfect! The kiddos and I walked down and found mom and all of us enjoyed the day’s weather and festivities. When it was time to leave, about 3:30, I had my family wait by the Belknap Mill while I retrieved my car. Imagine my horror when I saw my car was no longer there! It was then I saw the sign on the gate that said Authorized Parking Only. I called the Laconia PD and was told that my car had been towed by Al’s Towing and the officer gave me the number to Al’s. I called Al’s. They said
they had my vehicle and it would cost $145 cash to get it back today. I walked back to my family and told them what happened and had them wait in the shade while I walked to Al’s. I had to get my purse out of my car to get my debit card. The person that let me into the gated area where my car was told me I could not take my car to go get the cash. He did give me a ride to the ATM after I begged him to for the behalf of the two grandkids and elderly mother waiting for me, also, I don’t think he wanted to wait there the time it would have taken me to walk to the ATM and back. I paid the man — $95 for the tow and $50 for the storage. My car was towed two hours before. I asked the man, who benefits from this? He said that someone at the Post Office calls the Laconia PD and the Laconia PD calls Al’s Towing. Al’s gets all the money. The man said I wasn’t the only one towed that day. My own fault, but some how it seemed that the punishment didn’t fit the crime. Expensive day. Louisa Simpson Sanbornton
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Shouldn’t the background of Mr. Zimmerman be relevant, too To The Daily Sun, Over the past several weeks there have been many letters filled with speculation and conjecture regarding events leading up to the death of Trayvon Martin. The issue that is common in most, is race, and the role it may or may not have played. A refreshing letter from Mr. Andrew Engler says it best when he writes that, “I was not there for the confrontation that night so really have no business in determining what happened ... a jury heard the evidence and came to a conclusion. They were far more qualified to do so than are you and I.” Despite all the rhetoric, the only individual who knows if race was a motivating factor is George Zimmerman. In referencing this tragic event, Mr. Ewing makes a dramatic sweeping generalization that the “incident revealed corruption of our media” — I’m sure he’s including Fox News and other conservative media in that condemnation. But rather than defending the Stand Your Ground law or discussing the verdict of the jury, it’s unfortunate instead that he went after the victim, portraying him as a doped-up hallucinatory career criminal who probably had it coming. Medical examiners found THC, an ingredient in marijuana, when they tested Martin’s blood and urine, but the amount was of such a low level that it would have played no role in his behavior the night he was killed. The level described can be seen days after somebody smokes. Ultimately, whether Martin was a perfect person or not is irrelevant to whether Zimmerman’s conduct that night was justified. Clearly, there are two different versions of the events that transpired on Febru-
ary 26th, the night Martin was killed. To be “fair and balanced” shouldn’t Mr. Ewing have provided us with the relative background on George Zimmerman? His criminal records reveal that he does not have a clean past and has several brushes with the law. Records seem to indicate that he does have an aggressive personality. In 2005 Zimmerman was arrested and charged with “resisting officer with violence” and battery of law enforcement officer.” Both of these felonies are considered third degree. Due to his desperate attempts, and possibly the fact that his father was an Orange County magistrate judge, the charges were reduced to “resisting officer without violence and the remaining charge was waived when he entered an alcohol education program. Again in 2005, Zimmerman’s ex-fiancé was granted a restraining order alleging domestic violence. Prior to the events of February 26th, Zimmerman’s neighbors complained about his aggressive tactics to the local police and the homeowners association. In police interviews, acquaintances of Zimmerman described him as a racist and very confrontational. Who had the right to stand their ground — Martin or Zimmerman? The Florida Stand Your Ground law is a murky mess at best, which will hopefully lead people to start thinking and reevaluating. With this having been said, it risks a change in the law, and the NRA simply cannot have a defeat to their agenda of extending the scope of the Second Amendment. Political influence is what’s most important — to hell with innocent victims. L. J. Siden Gilmanton
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Spaghetti dinner money will be used to rebuild fire warning sign To The Daily Sun, I would like to thank everyone that came out to support my Eagle Scout project by attending my spaghetti dinner held on July 31st. The total made from the dinner was enough to
complete the project of rebuilding the fire warning sign. I had a lot of help from family and friends — especially from my scout troop, so I would also like to thank them. Thanks Everyone! Garrett Shore, Laconia
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