Letter from Gerry Welch

Educational Observations

Simple observations indicate the need for elementary education. Example: toilet etiquette training. How to wipe, need to flush and wash hands. The reason is the disgusting way I see public rest rooms used and left.

Another training perhaps in junior high is how to behave when questioned by police officers. There seems to be a disconnect when police are required to investigate any number of incidences and require compliance from suspects. Compliance should also be taught in school settings. Police are authorized to enforce the law and have the right to invade your privacy, especially when behavior warrants such action.

Police also should be required when investigating suspicious drivers, before any conversation with the suspect, to put tire spikes down. Car chases are one of the most dangerous actions and should be prevented.

Gerry Welch
Cooperstown