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6 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Violent crime doesn't worry me. Trump is just mad he has to see homeless people.
In my daily life, the types of crime I'm concerned about are scams, fraud, cybercrime and hate crimes. We live in a pretty safe town. We are a beach community of about 100,000 people. Does that mean I would let my 15-year-old walk home at night by themselves? No. Would I not lock my doors and my vehicle? No. It is just common sense. Despite President Donald Trump saying his actions were meant to "rescue our nation's capital from crime," I don't think violent crime in Washington, DC, is as big of an issue as he's making it. As for Trump specifically, I don't think a convicted felon should be president. What type of crime concerns you? Share your thoughts here. | Opinion Forum Another view: Trump's order on homelessness is more humane than failed liberal policies | Opinion I don't live in Washington, so I can't say how residents feel about their safety. I would imagine that it's got more crime than my community simply for the size of it and the fact that so many people come and go, but I honestly don't think it's bedlam and mayhem in the streets. Trump is just mad because he sees homeless people on his way to the golf course. If he truly cared about homelessness and bedlam in the streets, he would be funding housing and programs to help with addiction and mental health – not bringing in the National Guard and relocating unhoused people. I'm not worried about violent crime in America. You just have to know your surroundings and use common sense. — Martha Payne, Ventura, California This piece was submitted as part of USA TODAY's Forum, a new space for conversation. See what we're talking about at and share your perspective at forum@ Do you want to take part in our next Forum? Join the conversation by emailing forum@ can also follow us on X, formerly Twitter, @usatodayopinion and sign up for our Opinion newsletter to stay updated on future Forum posts. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: DC bedlam? The real problem is Trump, a convicted felon | Opinion
New York Times
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Why ‘Jaws' Works
On the most basic level 'Jaws' is a movie about a relentless great white shark, terrorizing the residents of a beach community during a Fourth of July weekend. It was the razor-toothed beast who adorned the onslaught of T-shirts and other merchandise when the film came out 50 years ago, premiering in June 1975 and all but creating what we think of as the modern blockbuster. It was the shark who got the two-note tuba treatment from John Williams's ominous score. But the new National Geographic documentary 'Jaws @50,' now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu, makes one thing as clear as a summer day on Amity Island: 'Jaws' is primarily about flawed people, not a scary fish. The real villain is not the shark, who, after all, would be happy to be left alone. (As the shark conservation biologist Candace Fields says in the documentary, 'The sharks are not infesting the water. The sharks live in the water'). The bad guy is the avaricious mayor (Murray Hamilton), who insists on keeping the beaches open during peak season rather than shutting down for safety. The three heroes — the police chief Brody (Roy Scheider), the sea captain Quint (Robert Shaw), and the oceanographer Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) — form a carefully drawn triangle, written with a depth that has eluded most post-'Jaws' spectacles to this day. For Laurent Bouzereau, the author and filmmaker who directed 'Jaws @50,' the human touches were what made 'Jaws' a classic, and what guided a young Steven Spielberg as he turned Peter Benchley's best-selling novel into a runaway hit movie. 'The humanity of Steven's approach to everything in his career started emerging in a movie like 'Jaws,' where it's much more about people's reaction to a crisis rather than the crisis itself,' Bouzereau said in a video interview. 'You feel like you know these people, and they all stand out.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
