Keep cop killer behind bars and more: Letters to the Editor — May 10, 2025

Keep slayer connected ice

Eddie Matos does not merit parole (“Survivors consciousness they’re ‘on trial,’ ” May 4).
He killed 23-year-old NYPD Officer Andrew Dwyer by kicking him disconnected a tile and down an aerial shaft and ran away.
He was denied parole much than a twelve times and should beryllium denied a twelve much times. His actions were cowardly and deliberate. He caused nan decease of a young man, conscionable opening his life.
He says nan Parole Board should look astatine his advancement successful prison. That is delirium — because nary magnitude of bully behaviour will atone for nan life of Andrew Dwyer. I echo nan wishes of Marge Dwyer: Matos should dice successful jail.
Gary Acerra, Staten Island

Nic pouch perks

The Post’s caller article connected nicotine pouches (“Parents telephone it ‘Zyn’ful,” May 2) does a sedate disservice to its readers.
Getting smokers to wantonness cigarettes successful favour of smoke-free products for illustration nicotine pouches is an important measurement to amended nationalist health. The FDA precocious authorized nan waste of Zyn nicotine pouches successful nan United States, concluding that they “pose little consequence of crab and different superior wellness conditions” than cigarettes.
The increasing usage of nicotine pouches has corresponded pinch a melodramatic diminution successful big cigaret smoking, while authorities information has recovered that younker baccy usage is now astatine a 25-year low.
It is irresponsible to raise unfounded fears astir nan fame of nicotine pouches and past disregard nan important declines successful cigaret smoking. The 2 are linked, and taken together should beryllium viewed arsenic a affirmative inclination alternatively of an excuse for baseless fear-mongering.
Jon Decker, Senior Fellow, Parkview Institute, Alexandria, Va.

Ex-cops’ OT drama

Disgraced ex-NYPDers Lt. Quathisha Epps and repulsive Department Chief Jeffrey Maddrey should some beryllium successful jailhouse (“NYPD: $200K OT is ours,” May 4).
The “ick” facet successful nan specifications of their trysts was difficult to lavation off. These two, and immoderate others complicit successful this tawdry scandal, request to repay each of nan money they diverted from New Yorkers and past walk clip successful a compartment searching for their missing civilized compasses.
Elizabeth Muller, Barnegat, NJ,

End garish Gala

To rephrase an aged adage, nan Met Gala is simply a bully illustration of really thing exceeds for illustration excess (“Fine & dandy,” May 6).
This lavish arena is simply a discarded of money and aerial time. It is simply a premier illustration of income inequality and a perp locomotion for nan one-percenters who tin spend nan $35,000 summons price.
The Gala is besides a glaring illustration of hypocrisy. This year’s arena showcased achromatic fashion. But nan Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute has ne'er had a achromatic curator, since nan Gala began arsenic a fundraiser successful 1948. After 77 years, it’s clip to extremity this workout successful aforesaid indulgence.
Richard Reif, Queens

Royal regret

Kirsten Fleming needs to beryllium commended for an honorable depiction of Prince Harry’s behaviour (“Prince Harry is pleading for reconciliation — but nan royals are conscionable arsenic sick of his victimhood arsenic everyone else,” May 5).
Her portion put a ray connected really he plays unfortunate successful a business that was of his ain creation. As a non-working royal who has done thing but bash nan royal family by airing soiled laundry, he (and Meghan Markle) do not merit protection astatine nan costs of British taxpayers. He made his bed. Let him dishonesty successful it.
Denise Hazlett, Harker Heights, Texas

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