Read the Express-News letters to the editor for July 14.
who allegedly made threats to a co-worker about shooting up a school and said the shooter from Uvalde was his idol, the article says that other restrictions, including the use of house arrest and GPS monitoring, were used in this case.
That’s all well and good, but what about a court-ordered mental health evaluation prior to release of any kind when the risk to our community is so high? In light of what happened in Uvalde, I would think the bond money should also have been set higher, or that more than 10 percent of a $50,000 bond should be required for release.
Perhaps more people would report threats and crimes if their voice was backed by the weight of hefty consequences.Re: “Biden’s failed policies inflicting pain,” Another View, Saturday: Dennis E. Nixon is incorrect when he blames President Joe Biden’s policies for the pain of inflation. I recently returned from a trip to Europe, and countries there have the same rate or higher of inflation and very high gas prices. There are a mix of conservative and liberal leaders in those nations. There are forces at work in the world that are not caused or immediately fixable by a country’s leader. Nixon should drop this GOP talking point.Dennis E. Nixon’s opinion piece should be required reading for all the President Joe Biden apologists and backers out there.