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TORRANCE TRIBUNE October 5, 2017 Page 3
Politically Speaking
One Man’s Opinion Another Man’s Opinion
Hefner Wasn’t a Hero or Villain:
Just a Businessman
By Cristian Vasquez
It’s easy to have an opinion of a person,
especially a vile one, when we disagree
with their views or actions. The death of
Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner
was not immune to the waves of praise and
criticism, both of which make for a good
chuckle. When a person isn’t well-liked in
life, I don’t expect death to change those feelings.
If anything, I find it hypocritical when
a person changes their tone about someone
simply because their time on this earth was
to change. At this point it’s no surprise to
read the vile opinion pieces on Hefner, as
well as the endless praise, but I can’t help
but laugh at both.
From the critics of the entrepreneur have
come some of the most exaggerated attacks.
One columnist from the NYT described
Hefner as “pornographer and chauvinist,”
among other things and attributed the man’s
fortune to “consumerism and the exploitation
of women.” Personally I never met
Hefner, so I can’t confirm or deny if he was
a chauvinist. As for the pornographer claim,
fair point--but nobody is forced to purchase
said materials. Forbes magazine reported
that said industry earns billions each year,
proving that high demand exists. Which
leads me to the columnist’s consumerism
and exploitation claim…
In all honesty, I can’t remember the last time
I bought a magazine. In high school there were
two magazines my group of friends always
passed around: Lowrider and Rolling Stone.
Neither seemed interesting then, or today,
so I remember the covers but never their
content. Much like my friends never forced
me to read these publications, Hefner never
forced millions of Americans to purchase his
magazine. Hefner created such an appealing
product that people either wanted to read the
magazine, publish their articles or pose for
the centerfold. Emphasis on wanted. Hefner
didn’t force anyone to do either of the three.
Exploitation is a go-to word for any sensationalist
trying to sell their point of view.
Do images of beautiful people influence a
person’s self-esteem? Does it affect one’s
perception of their self-worth? Of course
they do. It’d be absurd to say there was
absolutely no impact. However, it’s not a
magazine’s responsibility to raise people to
understand the difference between real life
and entertainment. Hefner never forced the
thousands of women in his magazine to pose.
If anything, the magazine had to turn people
away because the desire to grace the cover
was that popular among aspiring models,
actresses and overall good-looking women.
Maybe it’s because I’m not ultra-conservative,
or a prude, or simply because I believe
people are responsible for themselves and
their kids, but I’ve never seen Hugh Hefner
for anything other than a magazine owner.
Hefner’s business began under the perfect
circumstances to eventually grow into the
empire that it became. Rather than trying to
make Hefner a villain and condemn his business,
we should take responsibility for our
personal choices and accept that as a society
we appreciate attractive people. •
Price Shown the Door after
Cheating Taxpayers
By Duane Plank
Sometimes it is difficult, or darn near impossible,
to build a rationale case for some of the
mechanizations of President Trump and his
administration.
Tom Price, richer than all of us together,
was scamming us after hitching rides at our
expense, while he completely failed at his job
as Health and Human Services Secretary. Trump
showed him the door last weekend, giving him
that little box to remove his privates and get
the hell out of Washington.
But, on second thought, isn’t that how well-run
businesses are administered? You bring someone
in and if they aren’t a good fit, or don’t tow the
line, you either coach them into line or show
them the door. Toss them into the raging waters.
So, Trump was going to “drain the swamp.”
Right. One of his campaign pledges. Well, who
knew that a bunch of the alligators and vermin
in the swamp were pampered Republicans?
Well, anyone paying attention (sorry, nodding
off Hillary)? So last Saturday, Trump accepted
the “resignation” of Price, who apparently
cheated us taxpayers out of about a million
bucks to make some fly-arounds.
Once the scoundrel was caught, he made the
standard mea culpa, feeling very badly, went
to a yoga class and said he was going to pay
back the money he stole. Trump accepted his
“resignation paperwork” the next day.
Damn deep swamp that President Trump
is attempting to drain from his weekend golf
course getaway
So last week, early in the week, the folks in Puerto
Rico, pummeled by another hurricane, seemed
grateful for the Trump administration support,
with a horrific third hurricane hitting landfall after
the devastation that nailed Texas and Florida,
Chris “Crybaby” Cuomo, CNN morning
anchor--and I am not sure what he is anchoring,
so help me Anderson Cooper--lost his mind,
went unhinged the other early morning, yelling
at some gentleman on the screen, screeding
Trump wasn’t helping the troubled Puerto
Ricans. Which, shockingly, was right in step
with the DNC-CNN blame Trump playbook.
Incredibly, the gal down there who was griping
about the Trump’s administration, some mayor
from San Juan, was all on board for the great
response from Trump and company until late
last week, when, apparently, the Dems or the
little pathos Cuomo sent her a stupid, ill-fitting
t-Shirt, scripted “Help Us, we are Dying!”
Spoiler alert. Yes, people have died. One
death is one to many, obviously. But this was
another natural disaster. Another horrific weather
event. Right after God, who hopefully is sending
down an ark to pick me up, my family,
my chosen friends (you know who you are)
to move us the heck out of here.
So the CNN’rs are bloviating, blaming
Trump for (in their opinion) a slow response
to the devastation in Puerto Rico. Typical
blowhard morons on the left, hiding behind
the cloak of racism (Cuomo), said Trump and
his administration were dragging their feet on
the PR recovery for racist reasons. Even The
Biggest Loser, wasn’t that a weight loss scam
show? Hillary chimed in as she did her loser
lap pimping her pathetic, ghost-written book.
And the beat goes on. •
Police Reports
Sunday, September 17
Auto Theft-All Betw. 9/17 11:00:00 PM &
9/18 7:00:00 AM 17000 BLOCK CASIMIR
AVE. Stolen Vehicle: ‘04 Ford E350.
Burglary-Auto Betw. 9/17 7:00:00 PM &
9/18 8:00:00 AM 2500 BLOCK 165TH ST.
Suspect(s) smashes window for entry and takes
property/backpack, laptop.
Theft Betw. 9/17 2:00:00 PM & 9/18 9:00:00
PM 20500 BLOCK MADISON ST. Suspect(s)
takes victim’s vehicle’s catalytic converter.
Theft Betw. 9/17 11:00:00 AM & 9/17
12:30:00 PM 17900 BLOCK PRAIRIE AVE.
Suspect(s) removes property from unattended
purse/wallet.
Monday, September 18
Theft Betw. 9/18 9:30:00 PM & 9/19 6:00:00
AM 2300 BLOCK 184TH ST. Suspect(s) takes
property off of parked vehicle/tailgate.
Burglary-Auto Betw. 9/18 6:00:00 PM &
9/19 10:00:00 AM 3400 BLOCK ARTESIA
BLVD. Suspect(s) enters possibly unlocked
vehicle and takes property/registration, charger.
Auto Theft-All 9/18 5:30 PM 21700 BLOCK
WESTERN AVE. Stolen vehicle: ‘09 Ford E450.
Vandalism Betw. 9/18 9:00:00 AM & 9/18
11:30:00 AM 4400 BLOCK 186TH ST.
Suspect(s) scratches victim’s vehicle’s paint.
Vandalism 9/18 8:58 AM 4100 BLOCK
PACIFIC COAST HWY. Suspect(s) uses a
pellet gun to damage business window.
Burglary-Auto Betw. 9/18 1:00:00 AM &
9/18 7:00:00 AM 16600 BLOCK TAYLOR
CT. Suspect(s) smashes window for entry and
takes property/laptop, backpack, medicine.
Tuesday, September 19
Auto Theft-All Betw. 9/19 10:30:00 PM &
9/20 6:00:00 AM 168TH ST. & ATKINSON
AVE. Stolen vehicle: ‘91 Saturn SC.
Theft Betw. 9/19 10:00:00 PM & 9/20 7:00:00
AM 4300 BLOCK 176TH ST. Suspect(s) takes
victim’s vehicle’s catalytic converter.
Burglary-Auto Betw. 9/19 9:00:00 PM &
9/20 5:00:00 AM 2500 BLOCK 171ST ST.
Suspect(s) enters vehicle by unknown means,
ransacks and takes property from wallet/credit
cards, gift card, medical card.
Burglary-Auto Betw. 9/19 7:00:00 PM &
9/20 8:00:00 AM 2400 BLOCK 171ST ST.
Suspect(s) enters vehicle by unknown means,
ransacks and takes property/cash.
Burglary-Commercial Betw. 9/19 5:00:00
PM & 9/20 4:30:00 AM 2200 BLOCK ARTESIA
BLVD. Suspect(s) smashes glass door
for entry, ransacks and takes property/hearing
aid batteries.
Theft Betw. 9/19 3:00:00 PM & 9/20 9:00:00
AM 23900 BLOCK OCEAN AVE. Suspect(s)
takes property from mailroom/contents of
delivered parcels.
Theft 9/19 9:59 AM 3200 BLOCK PACIFIC
COAST HWY. Suspect(s) takes property from
construction site/Jumping Jack.
Burglary-Auto Betw. 9/19 8:30:00 AM &
9/19 12:00:00 PM 2200 BLOCK CRENSHAW
BLVD. Suspect(s) smashes window for entry
and takes property/purse.
Theft Betw. 9/19 8:00:00 AM & 9/19
11:59:00 PM 2300 BLOCK CRENSHAW
BLVD. Suspect(s) takes victim’s property from
her workplace/wallet
Wednesday, September 20
Auto Theft-All Betw. 9/20 9:30:00 PM &
9/21 5:50:00 AM 18000 BLOCK GLENBURN
AVE. Stolen vehicle: ‘91 Honda CRX.
Burglary-Auto Betw. 9/20 9:30:00 PM & 9/20
10:30:00 PM 19800 BLOCK HAWTHORNE
BLVD. Suspect(s) punches door lock for entry
and takes property/CD case, CDs.
Burglary-Auto Betw. 9/20 8:30:00 PM &
9/20 10:30:00 PM 4200 BLOCK REDONDO
BEACH BLVD. Suspect(s) punches door
lock for entry and takes property/cell phone,
baseball equipment.
Theft Betw. 9/20 5:30:00 PM & 9/20
6:15:00 PM 3500 BLOCK CARSON ST.
Suspect(s) defeats lock on gym locker and
takes property/cash.
Burglary-Commercial Betw. 9/20 4:00:00
PM & 9/21 8:05:56 AM 5000 BLOCK
PACIFIC COAST HWY. Suspect(s) defeats
rollup door lock for entry and takes property/
cash, aluminum.
Theft Betw. 9/20 3:00:00 PM & 9/20
3:25:45 PM 4200 BLOCK PACIFIC COAST
HWY. Suspect(s) takes property from victim’s
shopping cart as she shops/purse.
Vandalism Betw. 9/20 7:00:00 AM &
9/20 8:00:00 AM 4400 BLOCK 186TH ST.
Suspect(s) scratches victim’s vehicle’s paint.
Vandalism Betw. 9/20 12:28:39 AM & 9/20
12:28:45 AM 2000 BLOCK TORRANCE
BLVD. Suspect kicks /damages victim’s TV.
Thursday, September 21
Burglary-Residential Betw. 9/21 7:30:00
PM & 9/22 8:45:00 AM 100 BLOCK VISTA
DEL PARQUE. Suspect(s) takes property
from open garage/bicycles.
Vandalism Betw. 9/21 6:20:00 PM & 9/21
6:26:25 PM 2600 BLOCK CARSON ST.
Suspect(s) throws rock at victim’s moving
vehicle, smashing a window.
Burglary-Auto Betw. 9/21 4:20:00 PM &
9/21 4:30:00 PM 24400 BLOCK CRENSHAW
BLVD. Suspect(s) punches door lock/
no entry, no loss. •
DEADLINES
OBITUARIES: Monday at noon.
CALENDAR ITEMS: Monday at noon.
PEOPLE ITEMS: Monday at noon.
CLASSIFIEDS: Tuesday at noon.
LEGAL NOTICES: Wednesday at 11:00 am.
REAL ESTATE ADS: Monday at noon.
AD CANCELLATIONS: Prior Thursday.
LATE CANCELLATIONS WILL BE
CHARGED 50% OF AD