Baldwin’s denial
No matter how many forensic-weapons experts (even if they are highly rated in their field) agree that Alec Baldwin had to have pulled the trigger of the .45 caliber Colt revolver that killed Halyna Hutchins, he will continue to deny that he pulled it (“Alec ‘triggered’ it,” Aug. 17).
As anyone who handles guns of any kind will agree — if someone hands you a gun, no matter what the circumstances, assume it’s loaded until you prove to yourself that it’s not.
Had Alec Baldwin done that, Halyna Hutchins would be alive today. He’s at fault.
Dick Mills, Bardonia
Unjust arrest
At just 12, Tashawn Bernard from Michigan is a victim of racial profiling (“Bungling cops bust boy, 12,” Aug. 14).
The Lansing Police Department made a very bad mistake by not investigating deeper before the arrest of Tashawn.
The officers should’ve asked for ID — or, if that could not be provided, asked where he was coming from. Then they might have realized he was the completely wrong person.
Also, it has been reported that the color of his shirt was not the same color of the suspect that the Lansing police were looking for. These kind of actions from police cause high tension.
It is terrible that just doing chores outside your home can turn into a stressful situation if you’re a person of color.
To be so young and have to go through it is problematic and should be a real wake-up call for police officers throughout America. It’s unacceptable and just plain wrong.
Alim Howell, Philadelphia, Pa.
Sick of fear
Enough already. We are three years post-pandemic, but the fear porn persists in the media (“Going out to the game boosts ‘flu’ risk of going out on slab,” Aug. 13).
Middle-aged and elderly patients died alone in hospital rooms while distraught family members watched behind glass. Kids were locked out of school to their educational and emotional detriment.
Now a couple of economists claim a correlation between sports facilities and a 25% percent increase in flu mortality. I would have found this article amusing if I weren’t so enraged.
L. Wesselmann, Carlsbad, Calif.
Exorcism lore
Contrary to what’s stated by Nat Segaloff in Caroline Howe’s article, every Catholic parish does not have an exorcist (“50 Years of Fright,” PostScript, Books, Aug. 13)
The absurdity of that should be obvious. From a practical standpoint, it would mean most priests would be exorcists. They’re not.
It is possible that every diocese that’s large enough might have someone qualified to do exorcisms, but I’m not sure even that’s true.
Finally, the claim that only Christians view possession as evil is a gross oversimplification. It depends! Ancient cultures often viewed what we might call possession as a good or neutral event depending on who was doing the possessing.
The Vodun religion specifically cultivates possession in certain contexts. However, the notion that possession is never viewed as evil by other religions is incorrect.
John Kelleher, Somerville, NJ
Anti-Israel bunk
The infiltration of antisemitic rhetoric into higher education continues (“ ‘Anti Israel’ Ivy U. furor,” Aug. 13).
The latest example is Princeton University’s use of anti-Israel reading materials by a Rutgers University professor.
Just imagine the outrage of the media if an anti-Islamic book was offered by Princeton.
Samuel Frazer, Fort Myers, Fla.
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