Readers sound off on fare enforcement, package tracking and boxing

Staten Island: So now the MTA is looking to put privately hired security guards by turnstiles to prevent fare evasion in the subways. I’ve heard many stories to this effect, yet none of them have mentioned fare evasion that takes place on its buses.

I moved to Staten Island four years ago after retiring from my job as a bus driver for the MTA in Brooklyn. In all the years of my employment, I’ve never seen people walk on a bus without paying their fare as they do here on Staten Island. God forbid the driver says something to a fare evader. He runs the risk of being assaulted. Worse yet, in today’s climate of violence that we hear about every day, he may be killed. So, out of fear for his life, the driver needs to remain quiet and look the other way.

If the MTA is serious about fare evasion, putting a plainclothes cop periodically on buses and having him issue summons to those who don’t pay their fare would surely do the trick. If that were to happen, the first thing that should take place is to tell the riding public that police officers will indeed be on random buses. I’m sure that would go a very long way toward recouping the money they lose because of fare evasion. But I guess that’s too simple of a solution. Dennis Pascale

Hicksville, L.I.: You published a big headline, “2nd fatal gunfight for NYPD officer” (Dec. 12). Why is it that your paper always vilifies police officers in these fatal encounters? Did you ever consider that when a miscreant chooses to engage in a gunfight with a police officer, the cops are victims as well? They are in a fight for their lives and thankfully this time they won. The aftermath is grueling and very stressful for the police officer, even when justified. Perhaps going forward, and to minimize the anti-cop rhetoric that New York City is so fond of, your article should be entitled “NYPD officer survives a second gunfight.” Consider that next time it happens. Rob Westley

Rutherford, N.J.: I was fine with Voicer Michael DeSouza’s praising the late and terrific singer/actress Irene Cara, a proud native New Yorker. He lost me when he complained that the rock legend Christine McVie’s death received more attention. So she was 79? Why does that matter? McVie was singer/songwriter/keyboard player for Fleetwood Mac, one of the most successful rock groups in history, and her death was mourned around the world. Her untimely death deserved every word of coverage it received. RIP to both McVie and Cara. Sam Bliss

Maspeth: To Voicer Stephanie Revander: The apps for USPS and UPS only work if the delivery person enters the information correctly and on time. Example: The UPS package that I received recently was entered as having been delivered at 11:30 a.m. when in fact I received it at 7:05 p.m. I go in and out of my house with my dog several times a day, and only in the evening did I find the package on my doorstep. I also checked the app several times during the day, with nothing being registered as delivered. On the bright side, the FedEx app works beautifully! Not only does the driver log the delivery with a photo, but the app audibly chimes upon delivery. I hope you try the app and find that it works for you as well. Veronica Kwiecinski

Rockaway Beach: I know I’m a bad girl, but I think the crypto/dollar implosion is hilarious. Maybe the investors can scrape enough fluff off the looms of deceit to fashion a new set of clothes for the “Emperor.” Something with stripes? Maureen McNelis

Brooklyn: Bravo to my New York state senator, Zellnor Myrie, for introducing groundbreaking climate legislation (“B’klyn pol: Hit fuel firms with ‘climate’ suits,” Dec. 14). His bill would allow individual New Yorkers to sue fossil fuel companies for civil damages caused by “climate negligence.” It makes total sense. If a landlord knew for years that their building was unsound but made no repairs, and tenants were injured as a result, the tenants could sue the landlord for negligence. The oil and gas industry has known for years about the harms caused by its products, from power plants located in communities of color causing high asthma rates, to unprecedented storms like Superstorm Sandy fueled by climate change. These harms were caused by their products, fossil fuels. Myrie’s bill would empower New Yorkers to demand climate justice. It should become law. Stephanie Doba

New Hyde Park, L.I.: Last Saturday night, I enjoyed a televised boxing card from Madison Square Garden. I believe the event took place several months ago. Nevertheless, it reminded me of my disappointment in the Daily News’ lack of coverage of the sweet science. I have followed boxing since the 1950s. I am a traditionalist. UFC, etc. has generated no interest for me. I am certain I speak for other old-timers in wishing that you provide a modicum of coverage for this sport whose popularity has been reduced. There are still plenty of us who recall the days of Sugar Ray Robinson and Floyd Patterson. John Macklin

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Woodside: Poor Voicer Bill Barrett can’t come up with any cogent response to my reasoned criticism other than to belch it right back at me like a demented parrot. Conservatives are pathetic. Sheila M. Richardson

Brooklyn: To Voicer Fred Schoeneborn: Are you pinch-hitting for the other morons who echo your sentiments? Well, there’s one thing none of you will ever hit, and that is the truth. Please, if you must prostrate yourself and show your sickening loyalty to the draft-dodging, veteran-hero-hating, misogynistic, seditious, low-life traitor, send your letters to the New York Post, where they will worship them as gospel. Gary Butler

Pelham, NY.: I would like to introduce a new psychological pathology and term thanks to so many Daily News’ Voicers. Hardly a week goes by without a flurry of anti-Trump letters. Voicers are so full of Trump animus that they can’t let go of it and move on with their lives, even though the ex-president continually sinks his way into oblivion every day. So I would like to diagnose all you anti-Trump fanatics as having D-SOTS, or Deranged Stuck On Trump Syndrome. Wendy Packus

Brooklyn: Only the blithering idiot occupant of the Oval Office would think Tuesday’s inflation numbers were good news! Consummate liar! David DiBello

Colorado Springs: To those who have lost loved ones due to fentanyl coming into our country from the southern border, my deepest sympathy. To those of you who live in Arizona and voted for a Democrat, if you truly want to know who to blame, look in the mirror. Charles M. Prignano

Medford, L.I.: Rudy Giuliani says that the only people who would put him in jail for $14,000 are the “Biden people.” He sounds just like Trump, always putting the blame on someone else. Newsflash: It’s not a political issue. It’s a personal issue between him and his ex-wife, who he screwed out of money owed to her. Grow up, Giuliani, and stop whining. Betty Miserendino

Centerport, L.I.: To Voicer Mike Armstrong: Living under a rock wasn’t working. So, yes, I have been living on another planet. No different than Earth. Similar problems, except I am fortunate to enjoy a variety of Earth’s semi-intelligent dispatches. They have more entertainment value and are culturally educational. Sometimes sad, sometimes happy. Since that is the case, I observed that humans often complain too much and need to work together more. Embrace the human race. Peace to you and to all Earth-dwellers. Have a happy New Year. Pete Scott