IDISAGREE with columnist Elmer Smith regarding the Casey Anthony verdict. I don't feel "they got it right." But the jury has spoken, and it is what it is.
It's truly sad that an innocent child is dead and nobody will be held accountable. This young woman will have the death of her child on her mind, body, spirit and soul for the rest of her life.
As a woman and a parent, I know we sometimes fly on emotion. But when cameras are allowed in the courtroom, the dynamic changes.
The judge should have cut the cameras when people were fighting to get in, like the trial of a child's death was a circus, and they purchased tickets to enter.
As a parent, I sincerely feel for the child who's no longer here. She was failed by her mother, grandparents and the system that said with that not-guilty verdict that her life meant nothing.
I hope they'll be able to live with themselves.
But as human beings, I'm sure there will be many sleepless nights for all involved.
Ajay Jones, Philadelphia
John's has been around for a long time. It offers the community a lot more than most of the pols, through work, tradition and as a landmark.
But how many times in the past or since the president was there, do you think any of the politicians who were there that day sucking down a cup of ice have been back to John's to support his business or give him something back considering all that he has given the community?
Andrew J. Dankanich, Philadelphia
