Letter to the editor: We should be protecting our police

As far as I’m concerned, this state seems to be going to hell in a handbasket. Regarding the article “A bill that criminalizes spitting on Pa. police includes extra penalties for people who are sick” (March 28, TribLIVE): The bill is punishing people for being sick when they spit on a police officer. This shouldn’t even be an issue.

We are so concerned about covering our faces to protect others from covid-19, but when it comes to spitting on an officer, when the offender knows he or she has a communicable disease, critics say it is unfair to have a harsher punishment than for those without an illness. How about just having a severe punishment for anyone who spits on a law enforcement officer?

I’m sick of the political correctness and legality loopholes that these people come up with. It’s time we start protecting the ones who protect us.

Pam Koprivnikar

Springdale