Let me begin by clearly stating it is very sad that Ms. Jones died in such an accident.
With that said, I have some questions of my own. Gary Hoover writes, "From what I understand, Janet Jones was a poor woman with no immediate family in town. I understand also that there will be no investigation of the crash that took her life, and that no charges will be filed precisely because she was a solitary poor person." What is the source of this information? I think before we can make such accusations, it is fair to ask and know what the source of the information is, and furthermore if this source is a reliable one. Gary Hoover also writes, "I read in the newspaper that no charges were filed. Why not? How did the crash occur? Were there witnesses? Were they interviewed by police? Did the police fully investigate to determine what happened and if charges are warranted?" There is an appearance, at least to me, that there is an insinuation of some type of "system against the poor woman" conspiracy. Why should we automatically second guess whether the police did the job they were supposed to do, that is to ask the proper questions and seek out the witnesses to asceratain if charges are warranted? If indeed the police haven't done the job they are instructed to do, then questions should be asked. However, let's not assume the police are "out to get the poor woman". Gary Hoover also talks about the Golden Valley woman who is struck and killed. I read the two Strib articles and both had little detail. With such little detail, I'm not sure we can really compare these two incidents. We otherwise risk comparing apples to oranges. As sad as this incident is, I would also argue that accidents sometimes just happen. It is very possible that nobody intended to harm or kill Ms. Jones (poor or not) but rather that people aren't perfect and someone made a terrible mistake. God help us if we reach the point where there is such vengence in our hearts that we must criminalize every honest human mistake and error. Gary Bowman Audubon Park __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
