Airport needs armed citizenry
How quickly we forget the Rome airport massacre of 1985 where terrorists gunned down 19 innocent travelers and injured 139. (“Airport no place for guns,” Atlanta Forward, June 16). As an airline pilot, I have always been the most nervous about my safety in and around the airport atrium until the change in gun laws. Personally, I would love to have a couple of hundred armed citizens in the airport at all times. It is otherwise an attractive soft target just like Rome was in 1985.
BRIAN WILSON, ATLANTA
Harassment claim rings foul
The front page coverage and claim against the former Brookhaven mayor is ridiculous. (“Harassment claim withheld,” News, June 16). It’s quite a stretch to consider spraying Lysol sexual harassment. My guess is he wanted to break up their little bull session. J. Max Davis is a Chris Christie-built guy and I can’t see him bending over to the woman’s buttocks to spray. This is the world we live in today, where ridiculous claims make news and some employees are looking for any reason to make a claim against their employer. As far as I am concerned, this story is a waste of ink and taxpayer money to spend time investigating. The judge in me throws this case out and sprays some Lysol.
DREW DAVIDSON, BROOKHAVEN
Campaign presidential budgets overvalued
One of the persistent themes in the coverage of Gov. Jeb Bush’s presidential announcement is the money that his campaign has raised and is capable of raising. The discussion of candidate “war chests” is not limited to Bush, but also extends to his Republican rivals and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. While money for campaign expenditures has always been a factor in politics, the media coverage is new. It is almost as if the media is extolling the amount of a candidate’s budget as they would gawk at a professional athlete’s salary. The difference is that the media states, in a very matter-of-fact manner, that the candidate’s budget could help him/her get elected. Hopefully, the news attention will shed light on the flawed method in choosing our country’s leaders. The reasons for electing candidates should be their views of the issues, vision for America, and ability to lead and govern. One’s fundraising ability should not be a criterion for becoming president.
MICHAEL ABRAMSON, ATLANTA
