Why Don't Residents Get Involved? [LETTER]

To the editor:

I do not wish to be the friend of lawbreakers, such as those who deface public property, spew litter all over, distribute illegal drugs, distribute illegal gaming machines, ignore speed limits and stop signs, those who rape and pillage, who steal and maim, who bully others without restraint and concern for others.

I refuse to look the other way when feral cat colonies are fed by the stupid or those who race dirt bikes illegally or prey upon the helpless. Maybe some folks, a majority, do not want to get involved for fear of retribution. I choose not to live in fear.

So last Friday, I chased a dirt bike out of Thomas Iron woods, knocked 20 dog poops off walking areas, most along the Water Street Park split rail fence (16 of 20 total), and I called the police to the Democratic Club because I thought there was an ordinance against feeding wild cats.

So let the majority look the other way. Maybe they are the good guys, since they do nothing to preserve civility, which politicians constantly harp upon. But most do nothing.

Maybe I'm the bad guy for getting involved.

Lee Weidner

Hellertown