Now if only again our elected officials would see the truth. Governor and Senate president, why are you offering your sympathy and condolences to people who have stolen from me, you, and all CUC paying customers of the CNMI. If these individuals had literally entered our homes and stolen our televisions, computers, cars, etc. I hope you would want ‘justice served’. Well, these people did enter our homes and took from us our hard earned money that went to pay our CUC bills. These people left us in the dark on many a night (literally and figuratively) when it was too hot to get any rest, when we were afraid to buy frozen meats because we didn’t know if the icebox was going to be on or off, when we were afraid to sleep in fear our oxygen supply would be cut off, when our disabled child or our manamko’ with Alzheimer’s repeatedly cried “I’m hot” (not comprehending that nothing could be done about the power outage). Please don’t let me read how you are sorry for the families and the children of those convicted. They weren’t thinking about their children (or our children) when they were stealing from the public, and violating our trust. If they had had their children’s best interest in mind, they would have strived to make them proud by being honest and trustworthy. I don’t hear sympathy being publicized to those families whose un-employed family member made the choice to rob the poker parlor or burglarize a store. Those children and families have suffered also. Again it comes down to the choices every individual makes. No, nobody is perfect but ‘”o ourselves we must be true.” And we must be cognizant that our choices — for right or wrong — impact those around us.
In closing, kudos again for those witnesses and jurors that made a choice to do what was right and just.
LAURA SABLAN
Kagman, Saipan
