Suit Over Shooting

* Re “Parents Sue Over Shooting Rampage,” May 1: While in no way do I wish to minimize the trauma Benjamin Kadish, his brother and the others experienced, there is a limit to the resultant litigious behavior. Suing the Jewish Community Center for lax security takes the focus away from the true horror of the experience--that Buford Furrow’s actions were due to irrational hatred of Jews (and “other” people).

Furrow, though certifiable, was acting on modern-day Nazi indoctrination. That in itself is far more frightening than the fact that the JCC didn’t lock its doors, especially considering that as a community center it should provide access to everybody. I think that the Kadish family should take the money they are spending on lawyers and give it to the Simon Wiesenthal Center; that is the only way that something truly good, proactive and community-oriented will occur.

ANDREA KEMP

Woodland Hills