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It makes much more sense to punish him financially rather than physically. Take his government pensions away, fine him the millions of which he defrauded us, confiscate his mansion, and make him suffer monetarily.
Instead, he may go to a federal prison, possibly for the rest of his life, at enormous cost to taxpayers. What logic is there to that when we hear repeatedly about prison overcrowding, failure of the penal system, and the fiscal crisis?
Gov. Rendell says there are "no good choices" in trying to achieve a balanced budget. How about not spending the money it will take to incarcerate prisoners like Fumo for life? How about releasing all non-violent and white-collar criminals, and saving the millions of dollars spent to warehouse them?
Steven Barrer
Huntingdon Valley
Procedures set
to protect buildings
As a member of Friends of the Boyd, I thought it was heartwarming to see City Council pass a bill to legally protect historic public interiors. Special kudos to Councilmen Bill Green and Darrell Clarke. Now the bill is awaiting Mayor Nutter's signature.
Passage of this law, however, does not mean that the theater's interior is automatically protected. Interiors must be nominated and designated. The Historical Commission will weigh various factors.
As someone with fond memories of being taken to the Boyd Theater by her father, a man who loved history and dedicated much of his life to seeing that historic places were preserved, I think this proves that with determination, diligence, and people who believe in a cause, good things can come about.
Beth Leary Hegedus
Lansdale
Taking a life should
mean more
In Thursday's paper we read that two students in Schuylkill County were sentenced to all of six months in jail for brutally beating and savagely killing a Hispanic immigrant. On the same page was a story noting that a teacher was sentenced to 57 months in the federal penitentiary and five years of probation for possessing and sharing images of child pornography on his computer.
Is this proportional justice? Comparing prison sentences would indicate that in our society committing a murder is only a tenth as heinous a crime. It would seem we have lost our moral compass.
Leon Lakritz
Sewell
