Letters 10.19

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Iron Man voted for Reagan.

Look guys, I have many, many problems with the way our government has handled things in the G.W. Bush era. I have been as harsh a critic as anybody from the very beginning on almost every policy the dumbass has enacted. That said, Harry Vaughn's terrible review of Iron Man sounded like it was written by some hyper-liberal, whiney little douchebag who's far too impressed with himself and his perception of "post 9.11 American destruction" ... blah blah blah, loser. This guy's political beliefs need to be separated from his critical writing because that review was total horseshit. Is it a fun movie? YES. Is it perfect? NO. Are we a great country? YES. Are we perfect? NO.

Get over yourself, Harry, and focus on the film, not your political agenda.

Worst.

Review.

Ever.

REGARDS,JD

Like a can o' sardines

Thank you so much for your piece on "Packed Prisons" (Feature, 5.7.08). I was very impressed with this article. Thank you especially for recognizing the racial disparity and reporting on it. Yes, prisons are packed because they're big business now, a $60 billion and growing cash cow. With each newspaper's contribution in getting the word out, though, perhaps we can do something about the issue of punishing people who are ill and treat them instead, or we're really a doomed society. We're already on our way as it is. Thanks again, and again.

ANONYMOUS

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We're sorry we made you feel stupid, uh, we mean "challenged."

I started reading your article on prison, up to the point where you used the PC phrase, "people of color." In my mind, I did the universal motion of jerking off and moved on to Savage Love. Nobody wants to read PC terminology bullshit, and it makes everyone feel stupid in the process. Psssst ... black people are OK with being called black. Or "African American."

ANONYMOUS

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Errata: In the "Packed Prisons" feature last week, we erroneously quoted Amy Reichbach saying, "[Students] can get expelled for misbehavior, like disorderly conduct." It should have said "arrested," rather than "expelled." We also said "Any student facing criminal charges ... can be suspended." Any student facing felony charges may be suspended; there is no parallel provision for students facing misdemeanor charges. Because disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor, a student generally wouldn't be expelled for it, though he might be arrested (Boston School Police have powers of arrest). We apologize for the error.