Was the hit and run death sentence for Pinellas Deputy too light, or was it?

It was easy to get off

The man is in prison for 12 years for leaving the scene of Pinellas’ Deputy’s death | March 4th

I was disappointed by how lighter the sentence has been made for a man from Honduras in the country who killed Vice President Pinellas, Vice President Michael Hartwick. Juan Molina-Salles should have received a maximum sentence of 30 years. He probably ran after attacking Hartwick and fled the murder, and probably left to work somewhere in the United States. The company that hired him should remove all illegal employees and be heavily fined to avoid hiring anything in the future.

Holly Haley, the new Port Richie

Excessive sentence

The man is in prison for 12 years for leaving the scene of Pinellas’ Deputy’s death | March 4th

The 12-year prison sentence for Honduras immigrants who attacked and killed Pinellas’ aide at night at a dimly lit construction site is an overly biased penalty for his actions that was clearly a tragic accident.

The fact that the aides were not wearing a reflective safety vest, perhaps not wearing a dark green deputy sheriff uniform, especially at night. The flashing lights on top of the sheriff’s cruiser have become difficult to see even on busy interstates. Confusingly, if Juan Molina Sales returned to the scene, “he wouldn’t have been charged,” his lawyer said.

What about Molina-Salles’ lack of understanding about our culture and law, and his fear of losing his job? Isn’t that a problem either?

Today, the American climate is a criminal who is raping and looting our community, and that’s not true. When comparing the excessive 12-year sentence for escape from the tragic accident at Molina-Salles, we need to wonder if state prosecutors, Pinellas County detectives, police, and circuit judges are turning their eyes blindly from the fears they are helping immigrants.

Brian Patrick Moore, Spring Hill

Trump and Putin

Tranpuranbust Zelensky | March 6th

Why is President Donald Trump spreading Russian propaganda that Ukraine begins the war and that Voldime Zelensky is a dictator?

Why did he give the Russians important negotiations before negotiations begin, and ensure that the Russians would oppose the members of UKRAINE’s NATO?

Why does he stop shipping weapons to Ukraine, suspend sharing of intelligence, and undermine his ability to protect himself?

Why did he undermine the US partnership with Europe that has been introduced over the past 80 years?

Why did he do everything to trust Zelensky on the international stage, including a shameful press conference in the oval office where he worked with the Vice President to attack Zelensky?

I can’t think of anything that can support the Russian dictator more.

Anthony Edl, Odessa

Tell the time

Here’s how to end your daylight savings time nightmare: Line, March 9th

Columnist Graham Brink loved saving daylight savings. It was funny and made some good points, but I don’t think he went well enough. We went back to the way that clocks and timekeeping were invented, and the way our bodies were designed in the Garden of Eden.

When the sun is at the high point of the day, it should be noon. Weather scientists call it that sun noon. After that, sunrise and sunset are equal times before and after their peak. When life becomes more complicated, I can understand the need for a watch. But it should not change the basic doctrine: “noon” should be at noon, midway through sunrise and sunset.

In the summer, when there is 15 hours of daylight, sunrise occurs at 4:30am and sunset occurs at 7:30pm. On the fastest winter days, there is nine hours of daylight, with sunrise at 7:30am and sunset at 4:30pm.

People and businesses can freely set play and work hours for whatever they want to take advantage of the sunlight hours. However, the clock settings are not changed. Mother Nature should not be ruined.

Bob Legjevsky, Largo

Time for change

Here’s how to end your daylight savings time nightmare: Line, March 9th

Columnist Graham Brink is pretty right to demand that we finish the practice of resetting the clock twice a year, but it’s wrong to say that we’re “not important” to settle down. The only correct choice is to maintain permanent standard time. Both Hawaii and Arizona maintain standard hours all year round.

Eastern Daylight Saving Time is actually standard time for the Atlantic, and is used only by some Canadian states, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. American homes and businesses have millions of self-regulated “atomic” clocks. They can be set up to exempt you from turning into daylight savings, but you can’t stay that time all year round. I have some of these watches, but there is no option for that, is there yours? That’s not a small problem.

John SV Weiss, Spring Hill

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