Gov. Cuomo’s plan to establish a quota on admissions to private adult homes for the mentally ill smacks of callous mistreatment of our most needy citizens (“NY’s Les Miserables,” Editorial, Feb. 10).
As a registered nurse for 40 years, I have witnessed numerous changes in the medical and mental-health care systems. One of the greatest travesties came about through the efforts of the psychiatric and civil-libertarian communities to deinstitutionalize mental-health care, particularly for the severely ill.
In the ’70s, it came to light how institutional care was substandard and, at times, inhumane. The subsequent response to place those not capable of self-care into community homes and programs has not served them or society well.
Humane, cost-effective care can be provided by including the expert advice of direct-care providers, not those running for office.
Joanne Norris, Brooklyn
Hobo headache
I used to look forward to having a lovely breakfast at Grand Central (“New York’s Bum Rap,” Editorial, Feb. 11).
I’ve stopped doing it because I am almost constantly accosted by vagrants asking for handouts and threatening me.
I’m not unsympathetic to people who are less fortunate, but it’s pretty disgusting to be eating a bagel with cream cheese and a delicious coffee, only to have to hold my nose because one of these guys is hovering over my table.
Rudy Giuliani, please come back!
Arturo Delmoni, Somers
An honorable man
Sgt. Clint Romesha was a true hero and knew how to take care of his soldiers (“A True American Hero,” Editorial, Feb. 13).
Romesha performed his duties in the most honorable way and never gave up on himself and his soldiers. He finished his mission by using every possible option to get the job done.
That’s why our veterans and active military need to be treated and taken care of in the best way that America can.
Jim Amoroso, Ozone Park
A fashion don’t
To those who seek to rehabilitate the image of the rabid anti-Semite John Galliano, his actions in dressing in Hasidic garb speak volumes (“Oy, He Did It Again!” Feb. 13).
The feds gave us “too big to fail” and now Anna Wintour and Oscar de la Renta present us with “too chic to expunge.”
Perhaps we can look forward to new a movie “The Devil Wears de la Renta,” coming soon to a theater near you.
Galliano’s rantings, under the influence of alcohol in Paris, showed his real feelings regarding Hitler and the Jews.
How about boycotting Vogue and de la Renta for bringing back this poor excuse for a human being?
Bruce Hesch, Pleasantville
No sympathy here
I couldn’t believe my ears and eyes as I watched coverage of former LAPD officer Christopher Dorner’s demise (“Burn This Mother!” Feb. 14).
There were people who actually sympathized with this vicious cop-killer and blasted the LAPD for using incendiary tear gas to end the horrific episode.
The bleeding hearts are going to ruin our way of dealing with cold-blooded killers as they criticize law-enforcement methods.
In this case, I think the LAPD acted properly in doing whatever it took to stop Dorner from inflicting further mayhem on police officers and their families as he vowed to do.
Herb Stark, Massapequa