Stacey Koon

* In response to “Lungren Declines to Seize Profits on Koon’s Book,” April 9:

If Atty. Gen. Dan Lungren arbitrarily chooses to enforce certain laws of California on a selective basis, how then can the people of the state expect him to competently discharge his responsibilities as the state attorney general in an impartial and objective fashion, which he has sworn to do?

ERICH WILLIAMS

Santa Ana

* As if former Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Stacey Koon hasn’t been vilified enough, now state Assemblyman Phillip Isenberg (D-Sacramento) would like us to believe that he should join the ranks of David Berkowitz and Charles Manson and be prevented from profiting from his so-called “crimes.”

I certainly am not saying that the crimes that Manson and Berkowitz committed are not disgusting and evil. I am not saying that they should get a dime for telling their tales. But let’s get some perspective. They are murderers. Koon is not. In fact, the “victim” of his crimes is very much alive and stands to be compensated handsomely, courtesy of the taxpayers of Los Angeles.

Admittedly, I know little about the wording and enforcement of California’s Son of Sam law. Perhaps someone can explain to me how a book that was written, published, and went on sale before Koon was convicted of anything can constitute “profiting from a crime”?

Though I’m sure it’s hard for many people to understand, there are still some of us who believe that Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell got a raw deal. They have both been broken financially by two court trials. If I choose to buy Koon’s book or contribute money to a fund to help him or Powell and their families, that is my right.

TONY TOCCI

Glendale