57°F
weather icon Clear

LETTER: Two Las Vegas DUIs, two radically different sentences

In what world does one man, Marco Benitez, get rightfully sentenced to 16-40 years for killing someone while driving drunk when another, Henry Ruggs, gets only three years for the same crime? Where is the common sense in these sentencings?

More importantly, where is the justice?

I guess it’s OK if you’re a celebrity to drive 156 mph in a 35 mph zone, kill a young woman and her dog, and walk away with basically a slap on the wrist. How incredibly sad for the state of our state.

How does the family of Tina Tintor deal with this inequity?

MOST READ
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
LETTER: American needs universal health care. Put it on the ballot

Universal health care has been debated in the US for more than 40 years, but it is never voted on because both parties accept campaign donations from the for-profit insurance companies to maintain the status quo.

LETTER: Surprise, surprise, surprise

“The Andy Griffith Show” is replayed daily and truly represents classic American television.

LETTER: The folly of road rage

I love the concept of road rage, where two or more drivers yell at each other, showing how dumb they are, usually while driving at a high speed.

LETTER: Goodbye to the penny

Some people say the penny is irrelevant — and maybe they’re right. But more to the point, the saying, “A penny for your thoughts,” will now need to be replaced.

MORE STORIES