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If they did not believe Dr. Ford, they’re not going to believe me either.
law, she would not have been shot. What would the discussion have been if Sharpe had broken free, continued to flee and then crashed into and killed a car full of innocent bystanders? The decision of the city of Chico to make this payment is a bad decision. Mark Priano Chico
—ralph Slater
“You can’t legislate morals; making a law that says you will do right.” Mr. Beadle nailed it. Quote: “Those who control the nation’s wealth will control the legislative process, and laws will favor capitalism, not democracy.” With almost any analogy, to have the insight and to express such in coherent language is to be commended. When the subject is our quality of life—whether it be financial, moral, etc.—it requires a process to not only recognize the circumstances, but also to do something about it. Take, for example, the hound dog that was sounding off with such an expression of pain that the passerby asks, what in the hell is wrong with that poor dog? The reply came back: He’s sitting on his tail. Ernie Bean Paradise
Settlement feedback Re “Settlement in sight” (Downstroke, Oct. 4): It is unfortunate that innocent victims in many cases do not receive the same support and justice from our courts as those who commit criminal acts. PursuitSAFETY does not support fleeing drivers and is disgusted at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision upholding the excessive force claim of the officer-involved shooting of Breanne Sharpe. We are dismayed that the city of Chico will offer up a settlement to her mother. This individual led police on a high-speed chase in February 2013 driving a stolen vehicle putting innocent bystanders at risk. Seven months later, she is again eluding officers in a pursuit, fleeing, running into a pole, trees, vehicles and putting the car in reverse toward officers. As a repeat offender, Sharpe again put the lives of police officers and innocent bystanders in danger. If she would not have again been breaking the
Back and forth Re “The upsell” (Letters, by Peter Bridge, Oct. 4): Mr. Bridge, I didn’t realize that your argument is that abortion is somehow OK, but shouldn’t make up 3 percent of a clinic’s business. Let’s start with your apparent premise that the word “abortion” describes a bad thing. Abortion is an option every woman has a right to. Abortion is a medical procedure. Abortion is virtually unavailable in many areas because of the Christian right’s “belief” that theirs is the only correct opinion on the matter. Abortion phobia fuels hate and murder in its addicts. Abortion is a subject 73-year-old men like me have little business opining on. Did I use “abortion” enough times that it takes the stigma of the word away? I doubt it. As for the rest, I have hiked naked, self-medicated and paid my taxes with no thought they were confiscatory. I plan on choosing the way I die if at all possible, like my late wife did. I am glad we have a strong government to provide the many services we desire, and regulate the people who would take all they can of the common (stuff that belongs to all of us) for their own enrichment. Rich Meyers Oroville
He likes Jerry Re “Faux eco gov” (Letters, by Garry Cooper, Oct. 4): I’ll add (to a recent letter) some important points in the role that Gov. Jerry Brown has accomplished in moving California to a green state. In the 1970s, Brown forced the utilities to pay manufactures for electricity produced in the cogeneration process, thus reducing the need for coal plants, like the one that PG&E proposed south of Chico, which was stopped by Jane Dolan. Brown also was the first in the country to start wind turbine farms (Altamont Pass, Bay Area).
Today, Gov. Brown is the international leader on the threats of Earth heating up, while the Republicans, led by Trump, have their heads in the sand. Over the decades I have observed some at meetings criticizing Vice President Al Gore (awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his environmental work), Gov. Jerry Brown and other climate change leaders for not solving every problem the world is facing, yet the critics drove to the meetings in oversize SUVs or very old polluting cars. Bob Mulholland Chico
Roundabout revulsion Re “A visual feast” (Second & Flume, by Melissa Daugherty, Sept. 27): I hate this new structure in the roundabout. It is too tall and obstructs my ability to see the cars about to enter the roundabout or the ones already in it. [It cost] $378,000 to make it more difficult! What a waste of money! Now I will always avoid that intersection when I go downtown. The streets around where I live aren’t even paved to the curb! And there are numerous pot holes— why can’t they fix that? Nicolette Gamache Chico
‘They’d just laugh’ “If they did not believe Dr. Ford, they’re not going to believe me either. Even the president made fun of her, and everyone laughed and clapped! They’d just laugh at me, too,” thought the distraught rape victim. Ralph Slater Chico
Correction Last week’s Healthlines story (see “Boosting positivity,” by Ashiah Scharaga, Oct. 4) incorrectly identified Mains’l Services as a nonprofit organization. It is a limited liability corporation. We apologize for the error, which has been corrected online. —ed. More letters online:
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