Talk Back: Readers Have Their Say

This week, readers of Deer Park-North Babylon Patch had a chance to offer their thoughts on two hot topics: one local and one national.

On the local level, we asked readers if they thought there was an as a follow up to the tragic accident that took the life of Lindenhurst teen Sunday evening. Michael Grasing of Babylon is charged with driving while intoxicated and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Grasing had a blood alcohol level of .30.

In our poll, 80 percent of respondents said they felt additional law enforcement was needed to deal with the problem. Only 20 percent felt the recent tragedies were isolated incidents.

Also, the question led to numerous comments on our Facebook page as well.

Kim Martin-Silverman said, “It’s a problem everywhere. All I know is my prayers are with (the) girl’s family. I can’t even imagine what they are going through.”

On Thursday, Patch asked for thoughts from readers on the on what has come to be known as Obamacare. In our poll 66 percent of respondents said they disagreed with the Court’s decision while 34 percent were in agreement.

Check out this week’s polls below and leave your feedback in the comments section.