Letter: No on 311

Vote No on Proposition 311 unless you are a mean-spirited hypocrite. 311 purports to give a more substantial and appropriate award to the widows and orphans of our emergency responders killed on the job. I applaud the sentiment and would gladly have my taxes increased to support families who suffer in so many ways because of the loss of a public servant. However, a Yes vote would not cost me a dime. 311 would impose a fee on people who steal a loaf of bread to feed their family, or violate some ordinance because they are homeless, or other law breakers who disproportionately tend to be poor. I wouldn't be contributing a dime. Effectively I would not be supporting these widows and orphans, the poorest in our society would. How the Republican legislators who put this on the ballot can call themselves Christians is beyond me when this fails to meet Christ's test in Matthew 25 for who is a real Christian on multiple points.