Yet Another Letter to the Defender - Mob Action
Dear Editor:
I have to commend Colonel Eugene Scott, Chicago Defender publisher (as of December 11, 2002), for his diplomacy and his calmness in handling the situation concerning the protestors angry about the coverage of fatal police shooting of Donnell Strickland. These protestors took it upon themselves to violently invade the editorial offices of the Defender instead of expressing concerns “decently and in order.” The Chicago Tribune quoted Colonel Scott as saying: "We're going to get them in here for an editorial board meeting…."They wanted their side of the story told. ...They just went about it the wrong way."
Even though the protestors had a legitimate concern over the lack of community input in the “other side of the story,” that does not make criminal trespass, assault causing personal injury to a Defender employee, and property damage a legitimate means to express concern. I understand there is a wonderful invention called the “telephone” that could have been used by the concerned citizens who could have called the editorial office and expressed concerns legitimately. There is also a little known organization called the “United States Postal Service” that could have been used to deliver a letter to the editorial staff of concerns about this shooting. African Americans resorting to mob action just makes us all look bad.
Robert Oliver
I have to commend Colonel Eugene Scott, Chicago Defender publisher (as of December 11, 2002), for his diplomacy and his calmness in handling the situation concerning the protestors angry about the coverage of fatal police shooting of Donnell Strickland. These protestors took it upon themselves to violently invade the editorial offices of the Defender instead of expressing concerns “decently and in order.” The Chicago Tribune quoted Colonel Scott as saying: "We're going to get them in here for an editorial board meeting…."They wanted their side of the story told. ...They just went about it the wrong way."
Even though the protestors had a legitimate concern over the lack of community input in the “other side of the story,” that does not make criminal trespass, assault causing personal injury to a Defender employee, and property damage a legitimate means to express concern. I understand there is a wonderful invention called the “telephone” that could have been used by the concerned citizens who could have called the editorial office and expressed concerns legitimately. There is also a little known organization called the “United States Postal Service” that could have been used to deliver a letter to the editorial staff of concerns about this shooting. African Americans resorting to mob action just makes us all look bad.
Robert Oliver
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