Middletown, N.J.: On Wednesday, you published a photo and an article about the senseless killing of NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller from the arraignment of Lindy Jones, the driver of the car that the “alleged killer,” Guy Rivera, was riding in. Jones claimed he did not know Rivera and had just picked him up to give this “stranger” a ride. Yet, they both had illegal guns with them.
That is for the legal system to sort out, along with a jury of their peers! But if you look at the court officers and the many police officers who packed the courtroom, you can clearly see the rage in their eyes.
It shows the rage that these officers rightfully should have for a suspect in the shooting and killing of one of their own. Jones might not have pulled the trigger but he was clearly involved in this travesty of justice. The officers are of all different races and probably creeds (though a photo can’t show what religion they are), but that should not matter, as they lost one of their own, a young man who was married and had a 1-year-old son who will never get to know his dad.
Last month at the arraignment of Rivera on first-degree murder, the police were there in force also, and their eyes told the story. Every New Yorker, in fact every American, should feel the same way. Yes, the “ayes” are correct as their “eyes” show how all of us law-abiding citizens should feel about this travesty of justice and the loss of a young man who happened to be an NYPD officer. Herb Hanrahan
Palm Coast, Fla.: To Voicer Martin Posner and all you other far-left misguided souls: I’ll say this once: Donald Trump was invited to the wake by the family! And you are the one “spewing garbage” with your ridiculous personal insults. How about you ignore personalities (I don’t care for him personally, either) and actually compare their accomplishments in office. As far as I can see, President Biden has none. Douglas Weinberg
Carle Place, L.I.: To Voicer Anil Pandit: Charities ask for $19 per month because it is considered the “sweet spot,” where they are likely to get the best bang for their advertising buck. Ask less and it costs too much to process the donation, and asking more will turn people off; $19 sounds so much better than $20. BTW, this took me all of 12 seconds to uncover, courtesy of a brand new invention: Google. Rudy Rosenberg
Fort Erie, Ontario: Re “Elephant on the loose after escaping circus in Montana” (April 16): It’s reported that this is Viola the elephant’s third escape attempt. How much more self-evident must it be before we accept that elephants do not want to live in chains and in fear of being smacked with bull hooks in circuses? This madness must end. Philip Tripp
Bronx: Marjorie Taylor Greene should either shut her big, stupid mouth or run for speaker of the House if she thinks she can do a better job. Anna Maria McCorry
Mineola, L.I.: To Voicer Peggy Smith, who asked where our American values have gone: You are seriously brainwashed and misled by your leftist liberal party. While you are questioning and condemning Jan. 6, you fail to mention the anti-American protests that are going on right here in America. You conveniently don’t mention Dearborn, Mich., and Chicago, where chants of “Death to America” are being spoken loudly. But let me guess, you probably believe “Bidenomics” is working, too. What a joke that is! James Formato
Bronx: There’s a lot of talk about being able to do your job in your senior years. Johnny Gilbert, the “Jeopardy!” announcer every night, is 95. John Cirolia
Manhattan: I am so very tired of seeing Donald Trump’s mug day in and day out. You include a picture of him in every article you print (either scowling or in shooting-off-his-mouth mode). I truly can’t stand the sight of this man any longer. Then, Sunday morning, I’m reading the lowdown on the characters in his hush money trial (“Brace yourself, NYC, it’s Don vs. porn star,” April 14) in which you proceeded to describe his private parts in way too much detail; my breakfast promptly came up. In the future, I beg that you save those gory details for those interested enough to read Stormy Daniels’ book. As an aside, I bet he rues the day he decided to take that trip down the golden escalator. Megalomania at its best! Patricia N. Ravel
Redondo Beach, Calif.: Why not start with putting Trump in jail for an hour? John Chevedden
New Port Richey, Fla.: When Israel defends itself against others that attack it first, all you hear are negative comments from other people and countries. They order Israel to stop, to give warnings before attacking (which they do) and to provide “sustenance” to people who hate them. When they try to negotiate with the enemy, the enemy rejects the negotiations but Israel gets the blame. I don’t understand this at all. How come the same provisions are not being demanded from the Russians and Vladimir Putin in regards to their invasion of another country? Would the United States give in to those demands if another country attacked it? I don’t think so. Therefore, I will definitely stand by Israel, the most maligned country on the face of this Earth. Denise Goldsmith
Sanford, Fla.: I agree with much, if not most, of Rabbi Joshua Davidson’s excellent piece “Why this rabbi stands by Israel” (op-ed, April 18). I thoroughly disagree with the premise of his statement regarding support for Israel: “It only tilts towards Israel when Israel is vulnerable or compliant.” Support for Israel has always been U.S. policy. The fact that Israeli vulnerability has been significantly reduced is due to that very policy. The Iron Dome is one example. The conditional caveat: He who pays the piper calls the tune. U.S. support and aid is conditioned upon the use and potential misuse of that aid as determined by America. The U.S. has a large seat at the table of Israeli military policy. If Israel resents that influence, the solution is simple: Don’t ask for, or accept, military and other aid. Bruce McMenemy
Staten Island: I’m tired of seeing cars without disability decals or license plates continuously parked in disability parking spaces. Most of Staten Island is unique in that there’s very little parallel parking by stores, and the ingrates (you know who you are) who park in disability spaces without the proper decals make it difficult for those of us who have a disability to find a spot close to the store. What do you think the city gives out disability decals for? After living in all the boroughs except for Manhattan, I can honestly say that Staten Islanders are the worst violators of this. But it doesn’t come as a complete shock. Most Staten Islanders voted for Trump. Own up to it, folks. Frank DeLeo
Bronx: There are approximately 280,000 New York notaries counting on our state legislators to push Senate Bill S4166 to Gov. Hochul’s office so that the notary fee can be raised to $5 in the current legislative session. A backward state such as Alabama has raised the notary fee there from 50 cents to $5. New York notaries deserve at least $5 for the vital work they do in the face of modern-day, post-pandemic pressures. Most customers even admit that the current $2 fee is too little. Also, most signers still prefer to do traditional in-person notarizations in the Bronx and lower Westchester over the more expensive remote online notarization process. In the Bronx especially, it is quite difficult to find an in-person notary since most banks here no longer perform notarizations. Stephen Reich
Readers sound off on Officer Diller’s colleagues, Trump saturation and notary fees
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Middletown, N.J.: On Wednesday, you published a photo and an article about the senseless killing of NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller from the arraignment of Lindy Jones, the driver of the car that the “alleged killer,” Guy Rivera, was riding in. Jones claimed he did not know Rivera and had just picked him up to give this “stranger” a ride. Yet, they both had illegal guns with them.
That is for the legal system to sort out, along with a jury of their peers! But if you look at the court officers and the many police officers who packed the courtroom, you can clearly see the rage in their eyes.
It shows the rage that these officers rightfully should have for a suspect in the shooting and killing of one of their own. Jones might not have pulled the trigger but he was clearly involved in this travesty of justice. The officers are of all different races and probably creeds (though a photo can’t show what religion they are), but that should not matter, as they lost one of their own, a young man who was married and had a 1-year-old son who will never get to know his dad.
Last month at the arraignment of Rivera on first-degree murder, the police were there in force also, and their eyes told the story. Every New Yorker, in fact every American, should feel the same way. Yes, the “ayes” are correct as their “eyes” show how all of us law-abiding citizens should feel about this travesty of justice and the loss of a young man who happened to be an NYPD officer. Herb Hanrahan
Palm Coast, Fla.: To Voicer Martin Posner and all you other far-left misguided souls: I’ll say this once: Donald Trump was invited to the wake by the family! And you are the one “spewing garbage” with your ridiculous personal insults. How about you ignore personalities (I don’t care for him personally, either) and actually compare their accomplishments in office. As far as I can see, President........
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