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Letters to the Editor
Rainbow Farms Aftermath Revisited Editor, I am writing in response to the article printed in issue #507 of the Review. The letter in question is "Rainbow Farms Aftermath., written by David Asher. It would be wonderful if people in this world would do their homework and show a little common sense before writing out their own version of the events that transpired. What happened at Rainbow Farms had nothing to do with, as the author stated "Draconian Civil Forfeiture Law"; it had to do with another citizen who didn't show up for a court date, and followed that up with foolish actions. There is no "greed and corruption" involved here. It also does not matter that he was farming marijuana, the outcome would have been the same no matter who it was. The facts are: he did not show for a scheduled court date, which warranted a visit by the police; he brandished a weapon, which prompted the standoff. The farmer foolishly fired his weapon at aircraft, which is a federal offense, hence a visit from the FBI. His last mistake was to point his weapon at a Law Officer, and it does not matter if he was a marijuana farmer, a lawyer or even a police officer. Once you aim a weapon at any agent of law enforcement, you can pretty much forget about it. Sometimes the FBI and law enforcement make mistakes, this was not one of them. The only person responsible for what happened at Rainbow Farms paid for crimes and mistakes with his life. With that being said, thank you for your time. Sincerely, Vincent Farrand The Darkest Day Dear Robert Martin, I don't know if anyone has thanked you lately, but I've been going to do it for a long time now. Reading your article on September 11th, I'm so grateful that we have someone here who gives people like me a voice regarding this and recognizes that all this could have been prevented long ago if we had a real humane being in the White House (or in any other part of 'public service' who really cared about the 'big picture' of all the things going on in the world. Whomever Hendrick Hertzberg is, he 'gets it'. And so should we all. Thank you again for keeping us informed in government and social issues and also in keeping music in this city ALIVE. Sincerely, Nancy Shepard PS: I hope you don't become a politician. We need you to keep up what you are doing so beautifully. Editor's Reply: Thank you for your comments and compliments, Nancy. Hendrick Hertzberg writes for 'The New Yorker' and I find his analysis of politics to be most insightful. As for becoming a politician, if you think about it, we all are politicians in one way or another. As the great Czech writer Milan Kundera notes, "If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything." Dear Editor, This is absolutely the best solution I've seen so far on what do with bin Laden. 1) Killing him will only create a martyr. 2) Holding him prisoner will only inspire his comrades to take hostages to demand his release. Therefore, I suggest we do neither. Let the Special Forces or Seals covertly capture him, fly him to an undisclosed hospital, and have surgeons quickly perform a complete sex change operation. Then we return 'her' to Afghanistan to live as a woman under the Taliban. Sincerely, C.V. Sturm.
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