Police deserve appreciation
Police deserve appreciation
Policing is a dangerous business, and we need to appreciate and laud our police officers for what they do.
Within the week, July 6-13, three brave Hawaii County police officers were injured in the line of duty. During a two-day period, July 6-7, two officers (“Officer who broke hand in traffic stop identified, Tribune-Herald, July 9) were injured — one with a broken hand and another hurt after being kicked by a suspect who was resisting arrest. Then, on Monday, July 13, another officer was shot in North Kohala during a standoff incident.
Police officers constantly face unpredictable dangers imposed on them by criminals who have no respect for the law or any regard for others. Three police injuries in only a week’s time tell me that our police officers deserve our respect and gratitude.
We live in violent times, and it is the willingness of the police to face life-threatening situations that keeps our society in balance and our streets safe.
Richard Dinges
Hilo
‘Positive’ cartoons?
In recent months, the editors of this newspaper have selected multiple political cartoons depicting Barack Obama as bumbling and inept, and Hillary Clinton as untrustworthy and corrupt. So I would like to issue two challenges to your editors.
First, I challenge you to find at least one cartoon that presents each person in a more respectful and positive light.
My second challenge is to simply print this letter. After all, even the folks at Fox News pretend to be “fair and balanced.”
Dale E. Crabtree
Volcano
Tortured chickens
On June 9, 2015, Paul Shapiro of the Humane Society of the United States released a video documenting the extremely torturous conditions under which egg-laying chickens are kept by corporate farms that supply eggs to Costco.
Here in the islands, Costco is somewhat of a godsend; without this remarkable store, many families would not be able to make ends meet.
So to discover that the eggs we buy are from tortured animals casts Costco in a different light. Maybe Costco doesn’t know about this? Costco in fact was told about the problem eight years ago, and promised, eight years ago, to discontinue getting its eggs from such farms. But the practice continues.
What exactly constitutes “torture” for a hen? Living one’s entire life in a space no larger than a laptop. Standing and sleeping on urine- and feces-caked floors or on other dead chickens. Living with broken legs, broken wings, featherless, infected skin until death comes.
Never seeing sunlight or breathing fresh air.
If you still have your doubts, see the Humane Society video on YouTube titled, “Costco Doesn’t Want You To Know What’s Wrong With These Eggs.”
And when you’ve done that, boycott Costco’s eggs. Take a stance. Send the only message a large corporation will respond to: the loss of revenue.
Nalani Clark
Haiku, Maui