Hi, Ed, a while back you were concerned that us pet owners were more concerned about our pets and other pets than the 18 murders in Trenton. Well, let me enlighten you. First, our pets are innocent little creatures and all they want is a nice home, some good food, health care and a lot of love. They don’t care how you dress, how much money you have, or what you look like. They are your friends forever. These 18 murders in Trenton were gang-related, and us pet owners say, who cares? At the present rate that they’re killing one another, hopefully soon they will all be gone. And the dust will once again settle on Trenton, and the people will be able to walk the streets without fear.

The Exterminator

A growing trend among BackTalkers is this disturbing disregard for human life — or, rather, a definition of human that excludes Bloods and Crips. Assuming there’s no chance to free your heart from its icebox, let’s quibble the specifics of your extermination plan. There are hundreds, probably thousands, of gangsters in the city. Even if we assume, for sake of argument, 30 murders a year, you’re looking at many years before they “will all be gone.” It seems safe to assume that they’re multiplying much faster than they are dying. So instead of cheering every time there’s a murder, perhaps you scrape the plaque off your soul and envision a world in which criminals can be rehabilitated into humans.—Ed. Note