Coverage of former deputy's death was mistreatment
Letter to the Editor
Sunday, July 05, 2009

The accident that killed Lindon Haworth Jr. is an absolute tragedy.

Your staff writer should be encouraged to return to school to learn the art of respect, courtesy and compassion when he wrote about this accident ("Former deputy dies in wreck," June 29).

This staff writer is more intent on mentioning an unfortunate occurrence that happened in June of last year -- and of which Mr. Haworth was found not guilty. That was important!

That this gentleman put his life on the line for his country as a deputy for Richmond County for 12 years, and a decorated veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and was awarded the Purple Heart in 2004 -- all this was mentioned at the very bottom of the story, as a matter of fact the final sentence in the story.

This so-called journalist needs to go back to school or get his money back. Such an insult to a human being -- and on top of it all a human being that had just been killed in an accident -- is inexcusable!

Adelheid Waters

Hephzibah

From the Sunday, July 05, 2009 edition of the Augusta Chronicle
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