Heil hysteria
Each the left and a few Jewish leaders have expressed concern over an ungainly gesture made by Elon Musk throughout a second of exhilaration (“Nazi Fetish,” PostOpinion, Jonathan Turley, Jan. 23).
Critics interpreted the salute as an intentional depiction of a hateful Nazi gesture. Nevertheless, this response appears politically motivated. The left continues to reel from the definitive lack of President Trump’s victory and seems prepared to grab any alternative to undermine an administration centered on finishing up the desire of the folks. This “salute” controversy appears to be the most recent in a sequence of overblown reactions.
It’s unlucky that the identical stage of scrutiny was not directed towards the blatantly antisemitic mobs that disrupted school campuses and streets just some months prior.
Anthony Bruno, Smithtown
NYPD AWOL
So it has come to gentle that some NYPD autos had their GPS programs unplugged (“Shedding monitor of cops,” Jan. 19).
Officers got here and went and nobody is aware of what they had been as much as. It’s an incredible motion of potential criminality from people who anticipated to comply with the legislation.
There are different methods to trace a automotive: Sort the plate into the plate-reader community and presto. Let the subpoenas fly and get all of their cellphone information to trace their whereabouts. Disgrace on them.
Mike Lapinga, Staten Island
Adams’ ICE stance
Hopefully Donald Trump confirmed Mayor Adams the door as soon as the mayor indicated he wouldn’t in a position to help the Feds in eradicating felony immigrants dwelling right here illegally (“Eric: Trump’s ICE is by itself in Gotham,” Jan. 19).
All Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch are doing is utilizing a bogus legislation as an excuse to not take motion towards these out-of-control thugs, who’ve introduced mayhem throughout the town. President Trump is anxious concerning the security of the American folks and he’ll discover a option to clear up the nation. In flip, it’s time for New Yorkers to get this mayor out of Gracie Mansion.
Nicholas Maffei, Yonkers
Huge frozen apple
New York has been engulfed by a polar vortex, with temperatures dropping into the one digits and wind chill components properly beneath zero (“Prepare for frozen Apple,” Jan. 20).
Simply think about if the Inexperienced New Deal zealots had their method and the residents and companies of the town had no recourse to heating oil, pure gasoline or coal — all fossil fuels which within the eyes of the fanatics have to be eradicated. After all, essentially the most dependable non-fossil gas, nuclear energy, wouldn’t be accessible both because the “No Nukes” mob efficiently pressured former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to power the shutdown of the Indian Level plant. The notion that photo voltaic and wind energy alone may present warmth and electrical energy for your complete metropolis is a pipe dream.
Dennis Middlebrooks, Brooklyn
Stringer’s imaginative and prescient
Mayoral hopeful Scott Stringer needs to rent 3,000 cops to make up for the lack of many officers retiring, quitting, or transferring to different police businesses (“Stringer: I’d rent 3K cops,” Jan. 17).
Good luck. New York is now down a number of thousand cops from years in the past, regardless of Adams hiring 1,600 not too long ago. Not surprisingly, new recruits usually are not flocking to grow to be cops. The beginning wage is roughly $58K in a metropolis with the very best taxes and excessive rents. Are you able to blame folks for not desirous to threat their lives that?
Joseph Valente, Staten Island
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