It never ceases to amaze me that people think certain laws can be ignored at certain times (“Upset cars were ticketed at SVHS’s Back-to-School,” letters, Simi Valley Acorn , Oct. 2).

Ms. Morrissette seems to believe that an “event” justifies an intentional violation of existing laws. An event—ergo, many more people in a given area than is usually the case—has a higher probability that emergency personnel might be required than that same area would normally have.

It is a given that a crowd is more than the sum of its parts. What if a tragedy happened because paramedics could not access the event?

Laws are promulgated to be obeyed not just when one sees fit to do so. William J. Tewksbury Simi Valley