As a retired NYPD officer, I welcome Mayor Bloomberg‘s comments on Detective James Zadroga’s status as a hero (“Mike’s Manglemouth,” Editorial, Oct. 31).
It confirms what every man and woman who risk their lives every day protecting the citizens of New York City have known for years: He has nothing but contempt for us.
As for Commissioner Ray Kelly, his silence has been deafening. These men are without honor.
James Worsdale
Cary, N.C.
The mayor’s comments regarding Zadroda are heinous, despicable and cowardly.
By slandering a dead man while his family still grieves, it is clear that the city is engaged in a conspiracy to prevent 9/11’s sick and dying first-responders from collecting.
Our debutante mayor isn’t qualified to shine Zadroda’s shoes, much less judge his life and death.
Kevin B. Gray
Monroe
Zadroga put in around 450 hours working at Ground Zero and was exposed to elements that can cause lung disease.
The medical examiner is out of line to basically state that Zadroga was a drug addict.
Maybe Zadroga suffered so much pain that he injected drugs to get quicker relief than to wait for hours for the pills to work.
This is an absolute insult and a slap in the face to his family. Anyone who worked at Ground Zero for the amount of time that Zadroga did is a hero in my book. Being a hero has nothing to do with how he took his medication.
Laurel Walton
Staten Island
Zadroga was a hero. Instead of trying to figure out medical problems, why doesn’t Bloomberg stick up for the city’s police officers?
To start, pay them what they are worth – at least $85,000. Police officers and firefighters should be the highest paid workers in any city.
Oran Eberhart
Latrobe, Pa.