January 15, 2014

Leonard Pitts, Jr.
The Miami Herald
3511 NW 91st Street
Miami, FL 33172

RE: Absolutely on some Amendments, not so absolutely on some Amendments, y quien sabe on the rest – Some comments on your column in today’s Miami Herald on why George Mason had it in for Trayvon Martin.

Mr. Pitts,

Since the only weapon you own is a hammer everything you see looks like a nail.

Aside #1 – You said that your daughter will be studying English Literature in college. I asked you to ask her if Wordsworth was still on the “Do Not Invite” list for the next communal showing, anatomically correct communal showing, of “The Vaqina Monologues”. Alas, I have not heard back. No matter. I have a new assignment for her.

Edmund Burke, a man about whom your writings scream that you know nothing, said the conflict ion any civilized society was between order and freedom. She would be well served if she were to become familiar with him. God knows, but she might even be able to teach her old man something.

90% of street felonies in Manhattan are Black on Black. Would not Logic dictate that when the victim [alleged] files a complaint against the perpetrator [alleged] that the race of the bad guy [alleged] is going to be overwhelmingly Black?

Aside #2 – It is an inconvenient truth but the murder rate in Manhattan has gone down by almost 90% since Mayor Giuliani began “Stop & Frisk” and Mayor Bloomberg continued it. After 20 years of “Stop and Frisk” there are at least 2,000 more Black people living in Manhattan then would have been had the policy not been instituted. If you object to the methods do you object to the results?

As to giving up our personal freedom s you may not be aware of it but if showing a photo ID to vote is so bad why is showing one to buy nail polish remover Kosher?


Kevin Smith

PS – I have a reading list available for college students should you so desire.