Murder Rate
You have made an error. You said the murder rate has risen by several percent (Part B, Aug.2).
This cannot be true. We voted California Chief Justice Rose Bird and the liberals out. We have the death penalty now. Therefore, there must actually be a decrease in the murder rate.
LARRY JONES Los Angeles
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