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Antioch racist texts
pushed by deeper hate

Some of the unsettling issues in regards to the Antioch Police revelations is realizing that everybody’s beliefs inform their actions and choices. That is true for each particular person no matter their place or stature.

The neighborhood these officers have been paid to serve entrusted them to guard everybody and be the entrance line in administering truthful, equal and neutral justice. It’s unrealistic to imagine that the selections made and actions taken by these officers through the course of their duties weren’t knowledgeable by their unfavorable, hostile and hateful beliefs.

Barry Gardin
Hayward

We should do extra
than stockpile tablets

Re: “California stockpiling abortion medicine” (Web page A1, April 11).

You reported that Gov. Newsom would stockpile tablets following a Texas choose’s ruling suspending mifepristone, a capsule generally used to terminate a being pregnant. That is attention-grabbing as a result of the ever-changing subject of abortion rights is one thing that’s close to and pricey to an unlimited variety of people.

As a public well being scholar, my perspective is on the well-being of all people no matter their political or non secular background. What individuals don’t notice is that limiting entry to abortions can result in life-threatening unlawful abortions and opposed results on psychological well being.

Ryan Manalansan
Berkeley

Concentrate on households
somewhat than seizing weapons

Your opinion pages and information articles proceed to claim weapons are the issue.

I grew up with weapons in our residence, as most neighbors had. However no crime, no shootings — as a result of there was a mom and father in each residence who taught their youngsters the worth of onerous work, honesty, ethics, neighborliness and penalties.

Society and the information have to give attention to the worth and significance of the previously conventional household unit, not on gun confiscation.

Rob Ricioli
Danville

We proceed to disregard
overpopulation risk

Final November, the worldwide inhabitants hit 8 billion. The planet’s dying. “60 Minutes” not too long ago ran a phase about mass species extinction due to human overbreeding; the New York Instances runs articles about overpopulation fostering epidemics.