Governments tasked with fixing the same problem have little incentive for success due to the insulated nature of government. In the unlikely event that a business would not be concerned about the loss of profit inflicted by offering a low quality service, there are other avenues as well that offer solutions. A public relations campaign could be launched to raise awareness of the problem, as well as the possible use of a boycott of said store or stores. Another possible option would be requesting that a small deposit be required for cart use and that those that improperly use the carts automatically lose their cart privileges and deposit. A variant of this system is already used at Aldi stores.
Those individuals that face disabilities as part of their life deserve better than slow government intervention. DAVID R. LECKLIDER, KETTERING
Thoughts on police standards
Re “Hold police officers to a high standard,” July 29: I could not agree more with Community Contributor Steven A. Joyce that police officers should be held to a high standard.
As the police (and military members) are a part of the executive branches of government at all levels, I sincerely hope Mr. Joyce means to apply no less, maybe much more, of a high standard to those they work for and report to. This high standard would apply to mayors and elected officials at county, state and federal levels.
To quote Mr. Joyce, “Because police (et al) are granted a high level of authority, their conduct must be held to a correspondingly high standard. As official proponents of law and order they must set the example.”
He concludes by rightly asserting that, "Public trust and respect cannot be demanded; they must be earned over time. Failure to address any serious abuse can undo years of progress. It's not OK to look the other way." SCOTT KUHNEN, BEAVERCREEK
No hardship in proving identity to vote
In several recent articles, judges have thrown out ID to vote laws. The right to vote by citizens of the U.S. is one of our most precious rights.
Over the decades many tens of thousands of men and women have gone to war to protect our right as free people to elect honest men and women to serve the people. We see now that the right to vote has been reduced to the equivalent of walking up and ordering a burger.
List on a piece of paper the things you can not do in the U.S. where an ID must be shown and not one of them is as important as the right to vote. Just try flying to another city in the U.S. It has been proven time and again that this leads to people voting more than once, non-citizens voting, and the dead voting.
Any person in the U.S. can at any time can receive an official ID that can be used to vote and they can get it for free. There is no hardship for people to get an ID. This is a false premise because the same buses that drive people to the polls by the thousands can drive the same people to get a free ID. GEORGE PRATHER, HAMILTON
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