‘Rolling Coal’ Is a Crime

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To the Editor:

Re “ ‘Rolling Coal,’ as a Protest or a Prank, Brings Smokey in Pursuit” (front page, Sept. 5):

When I first heard about rolling coal, I thought that it must be a hoax. Who would be so senseless as to treat polluting as a sport?

For the “coal rollers” who intentionally blow smoke at cyclists, drivers of low-polluting vehicles or anybody else, we do not need special laws. Spraying somebody with a noxious blend of carcinogens is not just nasty; it is assault, and it should be prosecuted as such.

JONATHAN ECKSTEIN

Princeton, N.J.