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Letters
Avoid the rush for judgment
I enjoyed Bob Rosner's article, "Working Wounded; How do you avoid lawsuits" [Silicon Valley Employment Weekly, Resident, Feb. 2]. To Mr. Rosner's excellent advice, I would add a few suggestions that would help curb frivolous lawsuits in our society at large.
First, employers should set an example by serving on a jury when called and encourage their employees to do the same. Second, encourage more personal responsibility in our society. Third, consider litigation only as a last resort, not a first resort. Arbitration, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution can be faster and less costly for all parties in a dispute.
Don Wolfe
Silicon Valley Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, San Jose
Headline was simply one more mistake
I read with much sadness the article about the sentencing of the Oscar Perez killers. I have to wonder why the headline referred to this crime as a "beating death."
It was my understanding that the fatal wounds to this young man were the result of being viciously stabbed to death. It is true that he was beaten as well, but that his death was a result of numerous stab wounds as I understand the facts of the case. The article states that stabbing was involved and even mentions the "fatal knife." Obviously, the end result is that Oscar lost his life, but the headline contradicts the facts of the story.
I ask myself why this discrepancy disturbs me and the answer I come up with is "Why couldn't they have gotten this right?" I see the photo of Adela Perez that accompanies this article and I see the pain of suffering on her face that most of us will never know.
A bunch of idiots murdered Mrs. Perez' son, Oscar, because they thought he was somebody else. People who were supposed to be looking after her other son, David, weren't doing their jobs. And what often happens to people who don't have money--Mrs. Perez had lousy legal representation.
Lastly, our screwed-up system of justice and those involved let her down. Thirteen years for a cold-blooded murder? Yeah, right! So, I say again; couldn't somebody have gotten it right?
Name withheld by request
Willow Glen
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Willow Glen, California Since 1992
