Yes, Males Are Treated Differently Than Females

Several readers have asked us our opinion on the manslaughter indictment of Kate Boggus, the driver responsible for the deaths of three teenage boys. Almost all of them thought she should not be punished for her two crimes, or is that three or four?

Yet almost universally, our readers thought Ryan Tolliver Johnson should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law in the death of a Lexington youth. Yes, there were differences. Johnson's blood alcohol level indicated he was quite drunk, but only one died at his hands, not three.

So are women seen as more innocent? It would seem so. Just as women deserve equal rights, they also deserve equal punishment under the law.

Have you heard about the ringworm crisis in Alabama? No, didn't think so. Probably because there's not one. It must be fun to live in the Bronx...

FTR, there are hookworm infestations in South Alabama. What can a county do when there are no funds for adequate drainage of sewage? Should health officials condemn each dwelling with sewage problems? What then? These homeowners can't be relocated to public housing if there is none in that county. Relocate to another county and shut the door to the poorer governments on the way out? It might be the only answer.

Sometimes we forget how lucky we are to live in Northwest Alabama. Sure we like to gripe about increased sales tax, but if this is our worst problem, we're all doing pretty well.