Here Comes the Judge, a Fella Named Plaschke

Bill Plaschke’s Nov. 5 article, “Sentence Does Not Fit the Crime,” is way off base. While I don’t condone Joe Corvo’s actions that resulted in his felony conviction, who does Plaschke think he is? Casey Wasserman sums it up best when he said, “You have to decide if his conviction affects the way he does his job.”

If you or I got a felony conviction, would we be fired? Would we be suspended by our employer? In all likelihood, the employer probably wouldn’t even find out. We all make mistakes, and if we were all held to the same standard Mr. Plaschke is holding Corvo up to, would anyone have a job? Since when did morality police get added to the job description of sports columnist?

Vincent Martinez

Arcadia

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At last, a writer for all seasons. In a blinding display of journalistic brilliance, Bill Plaschke transcends the role of lowly sports scribe, proving himself the supreme jurist, sports executive, ethicist and soothsayer.

The prescient Plaschke, without attending the trial of Joe Corvo, has gleaned what most familiar with the case missed. Would that he’d chosen to share with us, the great unwashed, the trifles that led judge and prosecutor to a plea-bargain resulting in a suspended sentence. The luminescent facts that influenced Dave Taylor to issue “only” a three-game suspension (amounting to 5% of the remaining season).

Too lenient, shrills the angry Plaschke; he best suited for a judgeship at the Inquisition or Salem, than these permissive climes. What pomposity! Forgotten about the civil trial, Bill? That’s where Corvo gets his just desserts. Right? Except, guess what, might not be one.

Try reading between the lines, obdurate one: 1:30 a.m. at a “restaurant” in Beantown? Get the drift, oh protector of the weak and disenfranchised? And Corvo goes back, belts this “lady” in the mush and “kicks her” while she’s down. Sure, he deserved time, assuming these events occurred in a vacuum. But, dear Bill, the vacuity might rest between your ears. Just go outside, take a deep breath and prepare for the next defense of civilization as you so piously imagine it.

Stuart Weiss

Beverly Hills

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With more women entering the sports field, I propose that the NHL allow female players to join to create a coed hockey league. This would also benefit the Kings, because in light of recent off-the-ice events, forward Ziggy Palffy and defenseman Joe Corvo would dominate the action as they apparently play more physically when competing against the fairer sex.

Dalia Rocamora

Los Angeles