Wage War on Adults Who Abuse Children

“Father Found Guilty of 1st-Degree Murder in Deaths of 2 Children” (July 18) was a well-written description of the horrific acts of a dreadful human being. The 14 children brought into this world by the depraved unions of Marco Barrera with his wife Petra Ricardo and his sister-in-law Maria Ricardo are to be pitied by the people of two nations. The surviving children’s welfare must be be taken care of, so that they may have a chance at a decent future. All three of these adults are to be reviled. I am also suspicious of any friends and relatives who knew of this sordid situation and did nothing.

It’s gut check time. It’s time that the state ceases to be a wimpy and politically correct joke of a government and decides that this cannot happen again. Sacramento needs to suspend all trivial pursuits and wage total war on any adult involved in the abuse of children.

Douglas Hughes

Glendale