I was extremely offended by this derogatory dissertation about “Carmel soccer moms” (Hammer, “Carmel Must Be Stopped,” May 24-31). It takes a very small-minded human to classify an entire city of people and to pass judgement on them as well. I am proud to be a soccer mom who lives in Carmel. I also am a hard working mom who often spends more than 40 hours a week working in the emergency room of a hospital. I still can volunteer at my schools and in the community. I don’t have any desire to hold a radar gun and I certainly don’t have time to stand on the street corner and clock speeders. I have lived in Carmel for over 14 years and enjoy the low crime rate that community consciousness has afforded us. I am sorry that you find Carmel so offensive to Indianapolis, but if that is so then go ahead and build that fence. I don’t think any Carmel people will be offended!