Criminals Belong Behind Bars

Re “Cruel, but Not That Unusual,” editorial, Nov. 19: The question was, do we really want to spend $1.3 million to keep someone like Weldon Angelos in jail for the “minor offense” of trafficking in drugs while carrying a concealed weapon, and the answer is, yes!

Criminals like Angelos flout our laws; then, while obviously guilty, plead innocent to the charges, using the services of public defenders at our expense while racking up large court costs. Angelos didn’t care how much hard-working people had to pay for his bogus claim of innocence, and I don’t care now how much we have to pay to get him off the streets for 55 years.

Sandy Whaling

Springville, Calif.