Egypt's Rodney King Sir— The video of police brutality in Egypt doesn't seem much worse than any other riot-control tactics I've seen. You should have seen Rodney King get pummeled to smithereens. Police in America do that all the time and usually are rewarded for it, unless someone catches it on camera. Then they get “suspended with pay” shortly and then are still promoted and moved to another precinct. And since when do the actions of just a few police officers represent the police department and not some rogue individuals? Adrian Schmidt New York USA
Don't demonstrate Sir— My advice to the people of Egypt: do not encourage demonstrations. How can you demonstrate for democracy by demanding to reverse the election? Feeling secure is most important for every citizen in any country. Trust of investors in the economic and business performance as well as security must be restored for investments to grow; help the Egyptian president and the opposition to hold talks as soon as possible and reach an agreement on the points of the constitution and other procedures that separate them including the judiciary; encourage ordinary people both Muslims and Christians of Egypt to return to the heart and peace with each other in all cities. Katelyn Ballard California USA
Better with Mubarak Sir— In the final analysis, Egypt may have been better off had Mubarak stayed in power. Yes, he was a dictator and at times brutally so. However, Egypt enjoyed relative peace and prosperity under his presidency and he kept the radical Islamists at bay. It is no surprise that the void created by his departure would be filled by the Muslim Brotherhood and the radicals within. Supporting the Arab Spring was a mistake and both Egypt and Libya are good examples. Mubarak was a good ally and a stabilising force in the MidEast and we should've focussed on getting him to lighten up a bit on his iron-handed rule rather than supporting his overthrow. Nicholas Soto New York USA
Not all that strong Sir— Morsi is vastly inflated by his power, especially after passing his test in the Muslim Brotherhood vs Israel mini-war in the Gaza Strip shortly after he assumed power. The fact that cities are ignoring his curfews will weaken him dramatically, and show him the power he really has: not much. Shireen Salah Cairo Egypt
