Who decides regarding ballots?
Aloha, Hawaii Island residents: Just a quick question, and please correct me if I’m incorrect.
Did I miss a ballot referendum or measure where we the people made the decision to have mail-in ballots? Or did our “representatives” make that decision for us?
Kelly Drysdale
Keauhou
Put incarcerated people to work
I was shocked by the banner headline story of the (allegedly) intentional killing of recumbent cyclist Barbara Klein by Carlton Inada (Tribune-Herald, Oct. 6).
Being a car-free, recumbent tricyclist myself, I find in Hilo 99% of the drivers are respectful and courteous toward me. Drivers often wave me through intersections when they do not have to stop.
Criminals should not be “put away” or incarcerated for years. Criminals of all income levels, ages and skin colors should have tracking chips inserted under their skin.
They should pick up trash, so it doesn’t wash into Hilo Bay. They should work in agriculture harvesting crops, repairing farm equipment, promoting organic farming and even selling it. They should be trained in first aid and assist homeless people with wounds, bathing, getting to showers, meals and shelters. Reading to young people, older blind/visually impaired folks should part of their daily routine.
Allowing criminals to interact with “normal” people would help strengthen their rehabilitation and reduce recidivism. People with brilliance, energy, motivation and decent health should not be forced into inactivity and endless boredom.
Minds and bodies stagnate under our horrid prison system.
Gary Harrold
Hilo
Response to letter writer’s question
I would like to complete the last sentence posed by Mr. Allen Russell (Tribune-Herald, Your Views, Oct. 13), so here it is.
“And you don’t want me to vote for Trump because” if you don’t, you will piss off the bald-headed dwarf, Vladie the Baddie Putin, who is actually Trump’s boss.
And you don’t want to make Putin angry or he might take off his shirt again, turn yellow like the cowardly killer he is, and show off his man boobs for the world to see again.
And in my personal opinion, seeing his man boobs again is a scarier sight to see than Putin dropping an atomic bomb.
Prentiss Moreno
Hilo