Northport day care complaint, looking to toss Jan. 6 convictions
Rioters climb scaffolding around the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. Credit: The Washington Post / Amanda Andrade-Rhoades
Day care facility shows they care
We offer a perspective missing from the coverage of The Learning Experience day care facility in Northport [“Complaint alleges minor was abused,” News, April 17]. As parents whose children have been enrolled for nearly six years, we feel a responsibility to share our family’s experience.
We have never felt our children were unsafe. On the contrary, we have consistently felt the staff truly loves and cares for them. Our children have thrived, looking forward to school every day, even in the classroom in question, which was, at times, high-energy and disruptive.
We have witnessed a management team that listens. When concerns were raised, the administration responded by adding support staff and increasing direct supervision. Seeing those changes gave us confidence that the center is actively prioritizing children’s safety.
While we respect that all parents are entitled to their own perspectives and concerns, we are saddened to see a “trial by public opinion” before the facts are established. These educators deserve a fair process, and we hope our community exercises patience while professionals conduct their investigation.
— Alex Koch, Northport
Trump is the one who’s soft on crime
The Department of Justice has asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders for their Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol [“Move to toss convictions of Jan. 6 rioters,” News, April 15]. Seditious conspiracy is a federal crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison, a fine, or both.
Not only did President Donald Trump pardon almost all of the 1,500-plus defendants charged in the attacks but he also called them patriots and hostages.
Now the DOJ is looking to throw out the conviction of several Jan. 6 leaders, some of whom were sentenced to long prison terms.
Trump has frequently used the “soft on crime” label or similar language to attack many of his critics, including judges, Democratic lawmakers, and most recently Pope Leo XIV.
Trump’s campaign slogans that he is “tough on crime” and believes in “law and order” are hypocritical.
— Carol Krupinski, Plainview
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