Ed, about the comment on state vehicles operating after “business hours.” Whether your readers know it or not the state is a 24-hour business. We work in developmental centers, we work at psychiatric hospitals, we take care of DYFS children, and the developmentally disabled. There is no “end of the day” for some of us. As for why people see us in neighborhoods in state vehicles at 1 a.m., many times they are DYFS case workers called out to investigate abuse, or inspecting conditions at foster homes. I am tired of state workers being criticized for driving state vehicles after “business hours.” If you see a state vehicle at Kmart or Sam’s Club that may be a case worker in there buying clothing for a child who just got removed from their home.

State’s Rights

Thanks for clearing that up. We’ll never again question the righteousness of state spending. —Ed. Note