Political lesson
Recently, in New York, Eliot Spitzer, who was governor of the state, was caught in a prostitution ring that stripped him of the rights and privileges. What made his story even more controversial was that when he was attorney general he prosecuted at least two prostitution rings as head of the state's organised crime task force. There is a lesson that politicians can learn from this, no one is above the law. Politicians are the ones who draft, enact and enforce legislation and are expected to uphold these laws and lead by example. Mr Spitzer's story should stand as a reminder to politicians that the same laws they pass and enforce can come back and judge them should there be any breach thereof.
- AAD, jovial_rick@hotmail.com, Brooklyn, NY, Via Go-Jamaica
Deserving mother
My mother is now 80 years old and has been feeding the street people in May Pen for almost 30 years, and I think she needs to get some recognition while she is still alive. She lives at 137 Woodmare Drive, May Pen, and her name is Gladys Charlton.
- Shelah Campbell, Sheels@optonline.net, 328 Summer Sails Drive, FL, Via Go-Jamaica
Wrong motivation
It was with a feeling of dismay that I read one of our young achievers saying that he wanted to be a doctor because doctors make a lot of money. What a reason to select a profession whose primary purpose is healing. How can one aspire to be wealthy out of the suffering and need of others?
He may not be alone in his thinking, but may God help his patients.
- Doreen McLeod-Bramwell, P. O. Box 52, Port Antonio
Pharmacists
Please give me space to say special thanks to our pharmacists for the fine job they are doing to all of us who are sick. I have seen them as the "firm balance" between patients and medical care, not only in Jamaica, but in the wider parts of the world, as well. I have seen pharmacists as a group of professionals who are very keen in listening to us while we try to explain (in our way) the things we always have to say. Their patience really gives me hope "someone really cares" about the sick.
- J. A. Bailey, Dalvey P. O., St Thomas
