Roy Schimelpfenig’s letters are filled with hate and misinformation.
To clarify one issue that he brings up: Democrats do not have a “race card.” The U.S. has a long history of racism that has exacted a horrible toll on our fellow human beings.
The image of my parents, standing together in their grief after my sister died in a car accident is forever etched in my brain. Can you imagine the level of sorrow if she had died from a gunshot while jogging? One of my friends experienced racism all of her life, yet had the courage and resolve to create a loving, rich life for herself and family. Four years ago she died of breast cancer, and I am recovering from that loss. I am 99 percent certain it would have destroyed me if she had died from a cop’s knee on her neck.
Please have compassion and empathy for the families who have had to bear excruciating losses.
