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Antonson鈥檚 life matters

Re: 鈥淒eBose鈥檚 killing appears to have been self-defense,鈥� June 19 editorial

The Denver Post抖阴ap editorial described a rather 鈥渟oft support鈥� of the District Attorney鈥檚 office findings in the William DeBose shooting, but it was at least some presentation of the facts. Where I was astounded was the last paragraph. Yes, William DeBose鈥檚 life mattered and all Black individuals鈥� lives matter, but the failure to note that Cpl. Ethan Antonson鈥檚 life matters too was to say, softly, mind-boggling.

J. Keithley, Lakewood

Accountability all around

Re: 鈥淒ear White Friends, where were you?鈥� June 24 guest commentary

I found this commentary by Rahem Mulatu deeply disturbing, and not simply because of the sarcasm. We have all heard a demand for accountability and yet nowhere in this commentary do I hear a cry for accountability from her race. I have listened to various Democrats claim that there was a 鈥淔riday Night Massacre鈥� in Washington D.C., when President Trump dismissed a federal prosecutor from Manhattan. But Rahem never once mentions the 100+ victims shot in Chicago last weekend, the vast majority young, Black males, one of which was only 3 years old. I would consider that a massacre.

Rahem indicates she attended high school and college in Thornton while suggesting she was denied an adequate education.

I was born in a middle-class suburb of Chicago. My father worked on the South Side as a mechanic. We were far from 鈥減rivileged,鈥� the new term evidently synonymous with racist.

Now would be a good time to demand accountability for the Black-on-Black crimes occurring throughout our country. No problem can be solved if we are unwilling to hold ourselves accountable, regardless of race.

Dan Travis, Littleton

Many thanks to Rahem Mulatu for her eloquent and poignant guest commentary. Her experience is one that we white people need to hear and honor. The Rev. Andrea Ayvazian suggested that white people should wear body cams so that we pay more attention to what it is like to drive while white, shop while white, jog while white, etc. There are so many ways we need to increase our awareness.

Betsey House, Denver

More letters, less NY Times

Please improve your editorial page. The New York Times opinion pieces are all the same hate Trump pieces no matter the subject. Your letter choices are now from Trump haters exclusively. Why are you worried about him when your polls show Trump being defeated in November? I am not a Trump lover but some balance would be appropriate for the only 鈥渘ews鈥� paper in town.

Jack Inderwish, Aurora

Mask motivation

Recommendations to wear a face mask as a benefit to all have been met with resistance. Some see it as an attack on personal freedom.

The comment that 鈥渋f I die because I didn鈥檛 wear a mask, it was a risk that I accept鈥� reminded me of the second-hand smoke concerns from the 1960s. At first, smoker鈥檚 rights were recognized over their non-smoking neighbors. But with time and studies, nonsmoker鈥檚 rights received priority. The real key to limiting smoking came from business. Management experts noted that smokers had more absenteeism, reduced productivity, equipment damage, and insurance costs.

Perhaps the benefits for masks will, over time, be shown to save lives, business and insurance dollars, and maybe litigation costs. In the United States, follow the dollars!

Edward Canham, Greenwood Village

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