Readers Are Stunned Shoemaker Was Able to Collect on Accident

Letter of advice from Bill Shoemaker to his daughter:

“Just remember this, honey, as you go through life: Indulge yourself in any way you want, and if you get into trouble, hold this thought firmly in your mind: Deny, deny deny! It isn’t my fault! Someone must pay!

“Then call your lawyer. Doctors are good people to sue, even if they do save your life. And taxpayers who go out to work every day and try to make their way fairly--they’re real easy marks.

“Your loving father . . . “

JOAN SADDINGTON

Woodland Hills