Evening star., 1961-05-17

Thank you for the editorial,
Crime Marches On" This
Is q situation which gives
me cause for considerable
concern as a citizen. I hope
that your efforts will cause
the responsible officials to
consider seriously what they
can do better to bring about
improvements in the present
conditions.
1t might be pointed out
to those concerned that most
do = it yourself" programs
start because the "profes-
sionals" In some field fail to
satisfy the public need for
q product or q service. I
believe that crime control is
a subject best left to profess
sionalS so long as the public
need Is met. But If it is
not-what Is the answer?
Do-it-yourself2
I can only suggest to those
with "do-gooder" tendencies
that self-preservation is q
natural law. not q man-made
law. I hope that in the case
Of crime controls the profess
sionals can accomplish their
mission to the extent that
the results Of deficiencies in
their practice will not have
to be a "do-it-yourself" pro-
gram on the part Of ordin-
airy citizens, as o last resort.
C. 9. Llvermore.
Why the steady rise in
crime in these United States
year after year? We need
look no farther than that
marble mausoleum on Cap
itol Hill where lies dead and
buried Equal Justice Under
Law"
Equal that Is for Commu-
nistS and criminals, particu-
larly murderers and rapists;
but where equal justice for
decent. law-abiding American
citizens Is concerned. Justice
is not only blind, but deaf
and dumb also.
Robert A. Mullen.
AA
With the present crime
problem in the District of
Columbia so alarming and
critical, here is a little sug-
gestion for the citizens and
business mems associations,
members Of Congress, Dis
trict Commissioners and the
law enforcement heads to
kick around.
How about giving the re-
tired policemen. who. have
had a clean record Of Is
years or more In the depart
ment. and who wish to do so,
authority to carry firearms?
Any man who has been q
policeman for Is years or
more knows when to and
when not to use a gun.
I know that on many an
occasion q retired policeman
has or will run onto an oc-
currence Of a serious nature
where he could be Of help
but due to the fact he has
no means of self-defense he
would take no action, whereas
If he had some protection he
could be Of great help.
Almost all retired police in
the D. c. now have retired
badges which would be means
of Identification and II they
were allowed to carry guns
along with their badges it
might tend to alleviate the
crime situation and be Of
great aid.
"A 30-Year Cop"
We have sacrificed society
to sociology in our hysterical
concern for the welfare Of
degenerates, thugs, and loaf
ers. Why this refusal to
acknowledge facts? When I
taught school last year we
called half-wits exceptional
children" to keep from in
juring the feelings Of the
afflicted persons concerned.
We call certain emerging ma
tions in the world under
developed" when we really
mean their citizens" have
just swung down out Of a
tree. And above all, "civil
rights" has come to mean
carte blanche for anything
minority groups" wish to do
Criminals aren't vicious
they are "sick;;" juvenile de-
linquents aren't brutal little
gnomes-they're Sick" Ev-
eryone has to be ere
adjusted, reactivated, rehab-
ilitated"-and of course, just
plain helped" No one breaks
the law because he's Just no
good, oh no, rather, he has
a nervous stomach or shilling
- G. ,