Pittsburgh: The death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust" touched us all. Sadly, she is one of 100 workers who die at work every week. If you dig deeper and investigate the events that led to these tragedies, they are almost always preventable. Unnecessarily using lethal products and equipment, ignoring safety warning signs and similar missed opportunities create dangerous workplaces every day.

The use of built-in system identification and corrective actions at work can best prevent workplace deaths. It's not about pointing at who made a mistake. Workers are human and make mistakes. Expecting people to make no mistakes is not a good strategy to protect workers’ lives.

In this case, the call for criminal prosecution is even higher, because Hutchins’s presence in the film industry has attracted people’s attention. Death in less glamorous industries is equally tragic, but often overlooked. When a worker dies at work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will conduct an investigation (where they have jurisdiction). Citations may be issued. The average fine was US$12,144. Criminal proceedings are rare. OSHA is a tool to protect workers. It must be strengthened and applied equally to all people.

The lives of the workers who serve us in shops and restaurants, make the goods we buy, and protect our well-being in public work are as important as those who entertain us. Every death is one too many. Stronger measures are needed so that workers return home as healthy as they came in. Diane Stein

Ashburn, Virginia: The assistant director of the Alec Baldwin film New Mexico set said that he and the armorer checked the hatch and drum of each revolver. What idiots are they in charge of guns in Hollywood? There is no "hatch" or "drum" on the Colt Peacemaker or any other single-action revolver. Any self-respecting director or armorer should know that the so-called hatch is the charging door, and the so-called drum is the cylinder. No wonder they pass guns full of ammunition like candy! Mike Barrett

North Brunswick, NJ: To the voice actor Robert Kralick: Obviously, you don’t know how supply and demand work, and you don’t know how commodities such as oil are bought and sold. Unless the President signs a bill to control it, no President has anything to do with natural gas prices. That didn't happen. Gasoline was cheap a year ago because no one went anywhere. Epidemic, remember? The economy is on a path of destruction. Under Biden's leadership, people have been vaccinated, returned to school and work, and to a large extent resumed their lives. This leads to an increase in the demand for fuel, which in turn leads to an increase in prices. In addition, the price of oil is usually determined by OPEC based on the current market, and even if the United States is not a member, it will not weaken its pricing. We have to sell oil to other countries and buy it, so everyone should stick to the game plan. Louise Reeves

Valley Stream, LI: After so many crazy shootouts in the city, why did these two candidates brag about how they would stop the madness, but neither of them appeared on the scene to condemn these terrible violent scenes and the affected people in the neighborhood? Especially Eric Adams. Now he wants to seek help from former gang members to help stop the madness. Well, I see that the current government grants generous bonuses to little boys and girls to protect themselves and their parents from deadly diseases. Now I feel that if Adams becomes the mayor, for the first time I will see a great city shrink and provide protection funds to the gang in some way, just to stop the shooting. This is not far-fetched. John Esposito

Brooklyn: On the face of it, the hopeful Mayor Eric Adams' proposal for the possible use of former gang members to stop the continued gun violence in the city seems unwise. However, when you examine this strategy, it may be practical-definitely more practical than Curtis Sliwa's red beret vigilante. Of course, cooperation must be properly managed and tightly controlled, but who can help reduce difficulties better than some previous experts? Let us not forget that after World War II, many German scientists helped the United States by making significant contributions to the US space program. If the former Nazis are sufficient to help strengthen the country’s national defense and scientific progress, then carefully screened former gang members can certainly prove credible in reducing gun crime. Neil S. Friedman

Brooklyn: When the candidate for mayor Eric Adams gave B to Mayor de Blasio's performance, I was completely dumbfounded. Does Adams read the newspaper or the news? Look for someone who is not part of De Blasio’s entourage but who actually thinks he is an effective mayor. De Blasio has always been a complete train wreck, and everyone—everyone—knows this. It's a wonder how he ever got re-elected. He may spend more time in the gym than in the city hall. If Adams set such a low standard for effective mayor governance, perhaps Curtis Sliwa is worth another look. Angelo Vetrano

Sunnyside: I hope Mayor de Blasio finds a way to pay tribute to New York Police Department officers Elijah Pardieu and Rajandeep Singh, who saved the lives of men shot in the Union Square robbery. However, I don’t think this will happen, because De Blasio and his wife are very convinced that a city without police will be a utopia. If Officer Padieu and Singh hadn't been there to tie a tourniquet to the gentleman's leg, he might be dead. This proves Blue Lives Matter. John Francis Fox

Queen’s Village: I just read about Mayor De Blasio’s $111 million dismantling of sidewalk shacks (also known as scaffolding) and repairing the exterior walls of 45 buildings in 15 NYCHA development projects. interesting! His term is approaching, and now he wants to pursue this. Scaffolding or sidewalk sheds are usually rented from the company when needed. After many years of construction and rental, these exterior walls did not undergo any repair work, costing millions of dollars, and the mayor took the money on the way away. When the scaffolding was rented out, why didn't he do it? Maybe Curtis Sliwa is doing something! Maybe the mob is not dead yet! Follow the money! Ryan Basil

Rego Park: I am totally in favor of COVID vaccination, and I am vaccinated at every opportunity. This should be a decision made by an individual under the guidance of a doctor, not a politician. Now that the mayor has forced all city workers to be vaccinated or lose their salaries, I have the following question: Will the mayor force all recipients of the city’s public assistance program to be vaccinated or lose benefits? Eddie Carr

Tomkins Bay, New York: "Anti-vaccine and pride" again (October 26): Hundreds of protesters closed the driveway on the Brooklyn Bridge. The article said it kept the peace, and the New York Police Department had no news about arrests or property damage. How is it, isn't it great? Is it because there is no organization to obstruct their demonstrations, harass or interfere with their exercise of rights? Perhaps if Occupy Wall Street and the BLM protests and other incidents were not harassed by the New York Police Department, there might be no property damage or arrests. It seems that only the police can march and protest with impunity-alas, past New York Fire Department demonstrations had to fight the police inciting conflict. Doug Slotovitz

Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey: According to baseball commissioner Rob Manfred (Rob Manfred), Georgia’s voting laws are so racist that the All-Star Game had to be moved from Atlanta to Denver. Can the Warriors play the World Series in Atlanta now? Not sure who is the hypocrite, Manfred or Football Commissioner Roger Goodall. Both have been praised for falling ratings and declining attendance at the scene. If it weren't for gambling, under the leadership of these two polite and ignorant braggarts, both alliances would shrink. William Cook