Who Gets Punished and Who Doesn’t
Those with no respect for the law are permitted to flout it without consequences. By Readers July 31, 2023 10:18 am ET Collier Gwin (“I Lost My Temper. San Francisco Has Lost Its Mind,” op-ed, July 20) is learning that the only way a civilized society’s laws work is if they are respected by the people. We now seem to punish those who respect law and order, because they are willing to be subjected to the law, while those with no respect for the law are permitted to flout it without consequences. Paul Craven Greer, S.C.
Those with no respect for the law are permitted to flout it without consequences.
Collier Gwin (“I Lost My Temper. San Francisco Has Lost Its Mind,” op-ed, July 20) is learning that the only way a civilized society’s laws work is if they are respected by the people. We now seem to punish those who respect law and order, because they are willing to be subjected to the law, while those with no respect for the law are permitted to flout it without consequences.
Paul Craven
Greer, S.C.
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