‘Act of virtue’
A heartfelt mahalo goes out to Keha from Volcano, the young man who found my wallet that contained my phone, debit card, driver’s license and cash in the parking lot at Foodland.
He went to great effort to track me down and return my items, refusing any monetary appreciation.
This could have been my worst nightmare, but instead it was found by a man of honesty and integrity! I will always remember, with extreme gratitude, this act of virtue.
Kathleen Geiger
Volcano
Double standard?
“To tow or not to tow?” That was the headline in Tuesday’s Tribune-Herald, talking about people driving vehicles with windows that are tinted too dark and giving the police the right to tow the offending vehicle. This is a very cogent topic. There are many vehicles around where you cannot see anything/anyone inside.
I am not sure just how a police officer can determine, in the field, whether a tinted glass is legal or not, but he might well be equipped with a piece of equipment that will assist him in making that determination. Having a car towed sounds like it might be a tad over the top, but we can leave that for our sage council members to chew on.
But before any such final decision is made, I hope the police department will examine its officers’ private vehicles first before enforcing any new glass-tint-related laws.
It is true that there are a bunch of police vehicles, frequently black SUVs, where all the glass is so dark that one is unable to see anything/anyone inside the vehicle. (People who live in glass houses … .)
And, while on the subject, maybe the police department can do something about officers’ wearing dark sunglasses when approaching or addressing an offending driver. Some years ago, I was pulled over for a very minor infraction (no ticket!) and was chastised by an officer wearing dark wraparound sunglasses.
I was unable to make eye contact, leaving me a little uncomfortable in the situation. I am surely not suggesting officers stop wearing sunglasses, but when they leave their vehicle to talk to the offending driver, maybe he/she could just place their glasses on top of their heads?
Just a thought.
Chris Tamm
Hilo