Harsher discipline will stop violence: Letters to the Editor
Harsher discipline will stop violence
In reading The News Journal articles about solutions from doctors, professors, city officials, etc. on reducing the gun violence in the city, I was surprised that there was no mention of going back to the basic principal of spanking.
Those of us born in the 50’s, 60’s and before grew up respecting our parents — we had no choice. The government has stepped in and has taken away our rights as parents to correct our own children.
Parents now are reduced to being friends to their children. Now children grow up acting out in public because they know there are no consequences for their actions.
Using vulgar language around adults, blocking traffic while talking to friends, no consequences. At this point, we are now afraid of our children because if we say something we might get physically abused or shot.
"Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying," the Bible says in Proverbs 19:18.
"He that spareth his rod hateth his son but he that loveth him chastenth him betimes." says Proverbs 13:24.
Interpret any way you want. It worked for my generation and many before. The solution to gun violence rests in the quality of love and discipline a child receives in his or her formative years.
Omowale Walker
Middletown
Health care system can do more on opioids
I would like to thank the News Journal for their continued coverage regarding the addiction epidemic. This not only affects our state but the nation.
Efforts to educate, facilitate change and lend support to these journalists, grassroots organizations, police departments, DHSS and many others have proven beneficial.
That is why I am perplexed by the Christiana Health Care System not doing more to assist. I realize they have "Project Engage" and applaud the work of this group.
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) are both identified as a disease by the medical community. Why then, wouldn't the largest, most advanced healthcare organization in the state, be more proactive?
To have a unit that could triage, detox and stabilize individuals in need of care could be a lifesaving addition to the medical continuum. Once stabilized, a patient could be offered longer-term treatment at a rehabilitation facility.
Oh, we need at least one of these in Delaware too
Liz Waters
Wilmington
DuPont unresponsive to pensioners
I am a member of the Facebook DuPont Pensioners — a group of nearly 7,500 members. Over 500 of us have written letters directly to CEO Ed Breen over the past eight weeks asking about the status and future of the DuPont pension plan following the merger with Dow.
To date, none of us has received a response from Breen.
I recall back in early May 2017, DuPont CFO Nick Fanandakis wrote an editorial comment in your paper about how “proactive” he and DuPont have been in communication with Retirees. The lack of response to over 500 letters to Breen proves otherwise.
Again, DuPont continues to ignore the real concerns of retirees and their spouses regarding their financial security as promised by the company for their many years of dedicated service. Mr. Breen (with his entire 2 ½ years of DuPont service) and Mr. Fanandakis must be so proud of their “handlers'” callous lack of concern for the over 133,000 US DuPont retirees who proudly served before them.
In comparison, there are only 46,000 current active worldwide employees left in the Company (per 2016 Annual Report).
Jack Hale
Newark
Robinson wrong on climate change
It was a treat reading the latest, sad paean on climate change by political commentator and amateur climatologist, Eugene Robinson.
After eleven years without a major hurricane hitting the U.S mainland (and probably more for coastal Florida), Robinson would do Al Gore’s books and movies proud. The “unprecedented and almost biblical” rain event from Harvey was in large part due to the untimely presence of two stationary high-pressure areas over New Mexico at the time Harvey came ashore.
Check any of the weather maps from that time period and see for yourself. The strong clockwise wind rotation effectively pinned the storm to the coastline for an extended period.
A contributing factor also in the development of Harvey and Irma was the absence of an El Nino event in the Pacific. These weather events have a well-known effect of reducing the incidence of hurricanes and Pacific cyclones.
Irma was a bad storm, but Florida authorities learned the lessons of Hurricane Andrew and put in very strict building codes for new construction. The next day, the stock market rallied strongly as fears of massive casualty losses were thought wrong.
Hurricanes have always been a part of the Eastern Caribbean. Columbus accurately warned the residents of Santo Domingo of one during his fourth voyage to the New World. Robinson ought to stick to what he knows best — loving Obama and bashing Trump.
Bill Mackey
Chadds Ford, PA