Comments on: NYT Editorial on Dallas Tickets for Drivers Who Don’t Speak English http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/11/04/nyt-editorial-on-dallas-tickets-for-drivers-who-dont-speak-english/ FrontBurner® has been called the best blog in Dallas (repeatedly), a snarky celebration of ignorance, and a daily conversation about Dallas among the editors of D Magazine. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:59:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: LakeWWWooder http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/11/04/nyt-editorial-on-dallas-tickets-for-drivers-who-dont-speak-english/comment-page-1/#comment-72483 LakeWWWooder Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:27:20 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=27926#comment-72483 "The country is in the middle of a fierce debate over how local police departments should deal with recent immigrants" Not excusing the tickets but the NYT apparently missed that the lady who brought the lawsuit has been here 30 years. At least that's what I've heard. I mean I am not NYT material but... “The country is in the middle of a fierce debate over how local police departments should deal with recent immigrants”

Not excusing the tickets but the NYT apparently missed that the lady who brought the lawsuit has been here 30 years. At least that’s what I’ve heard. I mean I am not NYT material but…

]]> By: David Margulies http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/11/04/nyt-editorial-on-dallas-tickets-for-drivers-who-dont-speak-english/comment-page-1/#comment-72467 David Margulies Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:43:35 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=27926#comment-72467 Ruben was always a man with an agenda. He sees an anti-Hispanic conspiracy under every tree. I read his column and it didn't make any more sense than the New York Times piece. Good ridance to someone who belongs in California. Ruben was always a man with an agenda. He sees an anti-Hispanic conspiracy under every tree. I read his column and it didn’t make any more sense than the New York Times piece. Good ridance to someone who belongs in California.

]]> By: Steven http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/11/04/nyt-editorial-on-dallas-tickets-for-drivers-who-dont-speak-english/comment-page-1/#comment-72457 Steven Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:17:41 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=27926#comment-72457 What's embarrassing is that the NYT editorial seems to be largely copied in structure and content from a recently published column by <a href="http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_13686043" rel="nofollow">Ruben Navarrette</a>. What’s embarrassing is that the NYT editorial seems to be largely copied in structure and content from a recently published column by Ruben Navarrette.

]]> By: David Margulies http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/11/04/nyt-editorial-on-dallas-tickets-for-drivers-who-dont-speak-english/comment-page-1/#comment-72454 David Margulies Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:52:57 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=27926#comment-72454 I sent the following letter to the New York Times concerning their editorial. I did not mention that no Dallas officer gunned down an innocent man reaching for his wallet or that the former New York Police Commissioner is now in prison. Your recent comments concerning the Dallas Police Department were ill informed and out of line. The Dallas Police Department is one of the most professional and effective departments in the country. The department is diverse, the city has not asked to participate in programs where the police department enforces federal immigration laws and there is no evidence the department engages in racial profiling. The tickets in question were an honest error, based on faulty computers. The fact that there were not caught among the thousands of tickets issued each year is hardly surprising. This case is evidence that even honest, hard working people with the best intentions can sometimes make mistakes. The department immediately apologized and is working to correct the errors. You selected a poor example to make what was otherwise a good point. I sent the following letter to the New York Times concerning their editorial. I did not mention that no Dallas officer gunned down an innocent man reaching for his wallet or that the former New York Police Commissioner is now in prison.

Your recent comments concerning the Dallas Police Department were ill informed and out of line. The Dallas Police Department is one of the most professional and effective departments in the country. The department is diverse, the city has not asked to participate in programs where the police department enforces federal immigration laws and there is no evidence the department engages in racial profiling. The tickets in question were an honest error, based on faulty computers. The fact that there were not caught among the thousands of tickets issued each year is hardly surprising. This case is evidence that even honest, hard working people with the best intentions can sometimes make mistakes. The department immediately apologized and is working to correct the errors. You selected a poor example to make what was otherwise a good point.

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