Stop smearing Sharpton
Amity Harbor, L.I.: he Daily News is plain wrong to call the Rev. Al Sharpton “a snitch” and a “rat” (“Al was FBI mob snitch,” April 8). How can your paper cry out against violence and crime all around us and then refer that way to someone who was actually helping the police and FBI?
Anyone and everyone who does something, anything, to help the authorities should be praised and respected — not have their motives questioned in the press. I never dreamt I’d agree with Sharpton, let alone defend him, but The News has to decide which side it is on — and make clear to its readers that bad guys are bad guys, and all help against them is gratefully and respectfully accepted. Bill Kemmey
A good citizen
Flushing: By no means am I a fan of Al Sharpton. But to call him a rat is wrong. Shame on The News! Someone who blows the whistle on people who commit violent crimes is not a rat, but a good citizen. By your thinking, if you see something, say nothing. Bernice Chorzepa
Beside the point
Floral Park: Being a mob rat is among the least of Al Sharpton’s shortcomings as a human being. He was, is and always will be a pathetic, morally bankrupt opportunist. Brian Conway
That’s so Sharpton
Bronx: It is unbelievable that Al Sharpton is trying to twist the story about him wearing a wire to paint himself as a hero and turn this into a race issue. That is so Sharpton. He got caught playing with drug dealers and tried to save his own neck. He would not have chosen to go to the NYPD in the 1980s, and they would not have sent him in the lion’s den with a wire if he did. Anyone who believes his account is simpleminded — and that includes Comrade de Blasio. Albert Gadry
Rhetorical questions
Brooklyn: I see Al Sharpton wore a wire to record a member of the Mafia, but said he knew nothing of their dealings. So why did he wear a wire? Was it because he caught his hand in the cookie jar, so to speak? Because he didn’t want to be locked up? Now that the cat is out of the bag, I’m sure he’ll be looking over his shoulder. Joseph V. Comperchio
Neologism
Yonkers: It’s interesting that Al Sharpton was a government informant. Do we call that “stop and snitch ”? Michael Guerin
Old news
Richmond Hill: Does anyone care that Al Sharpton was a snitch in the 1980s? Does anyone care about him at all? Carlo Valenzia
Bad news
Staten Island: Harry Siegel is the epitome of a journalist today — all rumor and gossip, and no facts (“Sharpton’s shady snitch story,” column, April 9). Journalists like Siegel and Mitch Lawrence are the bane of the profession. Victor Briggs
Real news
Bronx: I truly feel that Mickey Rooney deserved the front page, not Al Sharpton. I believe most of our fellow readers feel the same way. Rooney was a talented and beloved movie star for many years, and he should have had top billing. He might have been short in height but he was 10 feet tall in talent. God bless you Mickey. May the angels watch over you. Catherine Giannone
Nothing is free
Bronx: I am a product of NYCHA housing for the first 19 years of my life, and I can assure Voicer Lucille Martinez that it was no picnic. I didn’t realize that the environment was unhealthy until I left for college. I have a career and now live in a nice neighborhood. Although I credit NYCHA for making me tough and resilient, I’d never go back to a rodent- and pest-infested bulding with elevators and stairs smelling of urine, broken lights and criminals in our mist just for a low rent. I’d much rather work hard for the life that I have now. Maria Izaguirre
Carriages or doom
Carver, Mass.: To Voicer Penny Siegel: I lost my job in 2012, and the only work I have done since then is occasional carriage driving in Boston. This is not about drivers losing their jobs. This is about a singular group of haters telling dedicated professionals what they can and cannot do. This is about taking away personal liberties and dictating what others must do with their personal property. This is about a corrupt mayor whose election was paid for by those haters, who are now demanding that he pay them back. This is greed, pure and simple. I pray the horses and drivers stay, because once these haters are allowed to take personal liberties away, our world of people and animals is in fact doomed. Haley-Dee Parlin
Put your breasts away, moms!
Manhattan: I find it ironic that parents are complaining about the subway billboard of a clothed woman wearing a low-cut top, but seem to think nothing of all the disgusting public breast-feeding that goes on in the subway, in the park, on stoops, benches and anywhere else self-entitled new age moms feel entitled to whip out a boob for all to see, whether we want to see it or not! There is no reason any mother would have to breast-feed in public, and I find it a thousand times more offensive than that billboard. To those who say, “Breast-feeding is natural,” I say that there are many natural things we don’t do in public view — and this should be one of them. When they ban public-breast feeding, then we can talk about banning the far less offensive advertisements with suggestive photos. Jessica Jones
Uncommonly foolish
North Bellmore, L.I.: I could not disagree more with your paper’s lopsided view of the Common Core (“Astorino’s cry for attention,” April 1). The standards are a liberal/socialist attempt by the federal government to take over the education system. It’s a disgrace that robs our kids of free-thinking and creativity. Gov. Cuomo is a puppet, not a hero. At least Rob Astorino has a spine. Paul Gibney
School of rock
East Fishkill, N.Y.: Is Jim Farber serious? He says that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is starting to lose credibility because they let Kiss in there (“Kissing off credibility,” April 6). He also states that the trend started in 2010 when they let ABBA and Genesis in. Sorry, but it started in 2007 when they inducted Grandmaster Flash, then Madonna in 2008 and RUN-DMC in 2012. This is a rock hall. If you want to honor those acts, perhaps you should open a rap or pop hall. All the bands he mentioned belong in the rock hall before those three acts. Jack D. Scarfone
Why pick on just Vick?
Levittown, L.I.: I find it comical that some Jets fans have decided that they can no longer root for the team because of the Michael Vick signing. These same fans didn’t seem to have a problem when Jets were arrested for DWI, gun charges, drugs and even domestic assault. I guess crimes against a woman are tolerable, but when it’s against an animal, the line has been crossed. I’m not defending Vick — just pointing out that some people’s morals are extremely twisted. Don Belcher
Vick has paid for his crime
Springfield Gardens: To you people who keep bringing up the dogfighting situation, move on. It was wrong, yes, Michael Vick did his time. Please find a current cause to fight. Lynne Savage
Gallows humor
Oakland, N.J.: I’ve watched the Oscar Pistorius trial from the start and this guy doesn’t have a leg to stand on. Bob Shwalb
Good riddance to bad rubbish
Jackson Heights: It was so nice seeing Derek Jeter together on the field with his Core Four teammates — Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte — for the Captain’s last home opener, while that rotten third baseman was nowhere to be seen. Charles M. Barthold
You’re welcome
Levittown, L.I.: I just wanted to thank the Daily News for the Mets tickets that I won for last Thursday’s game. The Mets didn’t win, but it was a beautiful day to be at the park, and the tickets were very much appreciated! Judy Fortsch
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