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on your mark. get set. go! in the race for comfort, birkenstock wins Downtown Eugene • 181 E Broadway • 541.342.6107 Footwise.com • Mon-Sat 10-6 & Sun 11-5 FALSE AND BIASED I was really surprised at your local mocking of an actual human being (“Lane County DA Offers Plea Deal in Rape Case,” May 25). Logan Appel’s “rape charge” is totally irrelevant to his actual behavior. I found the article to be incredibly biased and falsely written. Logan had attended the concert with the female victim as a close friend. When the other guy got called out for raping his friend, the dude blamed it on Logan. Logan helped call the cops because his girlfriend was freaking out that the guy had raped her. Can you imagine the whole hall exploding with music? I feel this man is totally being implicated falsely on his re- sponse to a man who hit on his friend at a concert. This article sucks and I feel like you didn’t even give facts from the victim and you didn’t even interview Logan on his opinion — but you’re willing to publicize that he is a rapist? Do you realize what an amazing man and human being Logan is in his family? That’s right, you little gossip column: Logan Appel is a precious human father and the way you represented him will nev- er be a true part of his God. Why don’t you focus more on homeless people or something? Abigail Kellogg Eugene Editor's Note: Eugene Police Department reports state that when the victim was calling police, Logan Appel took the phone away from her. WHITE-PRIVILEGE DRIVERS If the city of Eugene is truly concerned about safety issues in downtown Eugene, especially as tourist season gets underway, the city needs to spend less time harassing the homeless and creating dog bans and fo- cus a lot more on pedestrian safety. The three intersections on Broadway (High, Pearl and Oak) are dangerous for pedestrians navigating crosswalks thanks to speeding drivers, aggressively fast- turning drivers, drivers blowing the traffic lights and frequent intimidation and ha- rassment by drivers of crosswalk-occupy- ing pedestrians crossing legally. I work downtown and must use these crosswalk-protected intersections several times daily, and it is a constant problem of dodging cars where drivers range from in- attentive to aggressive and even abusive. Complaints to city staff receive re- sponses from eye-rolling and patronizing (from beat cops) to “aw, it’s always sad when one cannot control what others do” (city manager office staff person). It’s even “sadder” when elderly Eugene Hotel retirement residents using walkers or canes are intimidated by drivers too much in a hurry (or stoned?) to respect seniors crossing the street legally. And, by the way, I have never been run down by a dog in these intersections — it’s usually by someone exercising their white privilege in a luxury vehicle! Sarah Katherine Moore Coburg NO HOMELESS HERO Your portrayal of Rod Adams as some kind of hero made me feel a little bit quea- sy (“44 Counts of Homelessness,” May 25). A great homeless advocate, perhaps, but certainly no hero in my book. His ver- bal abuse of EPD officers should not be condoned or even tolerated. If I catch him in the act of vilifying or oth- erwise harassing one of our officers, down- town or anywhere, I’m going to speak up, loudly. And I hope others will do the same. It’s not okay to talk to any human being the way he is allowed to speak to the police. Someone who puts his life on the line to protect us deserves at least as much respect as anybody else, right? And if you think I’m mistaken about Mr. Adams, watch some of his videos and see if they change your mind. Pamela Hodson Eugene My #GoodLifeGoal: a home off ice My offi ce commute used to take thirty minutes. Now, it’s thirty seconds. Thanks to SELCO’s great rates on a home equity line of credit, I converted my most valuable fi nancial asset into my new home offi ce. selco.org • 800-445-4483 • Branches throughout Eugene and Springfi eld Banking | Mortgages | Insurance | Investments | Business Lending Membership requirements apply. See SELCO for details. NMLS#402847 eugeneweekly.com • June 8, 2017 5
