Never proper to label individuals with the "R-Word" without proof-A Harsha Sankar Article

 

Dear Citizen,                                            August 24th,2020
       
         This letter is in regards to Courtney Howard's response to Cletus Nicely's social media statement that VP candidate Kamala Harris "should be in a cornfield" in her Letter To The Editor in the Virginian Review(Covington, Virginia).

I truly feel that Mr. Nicely did not say anything that was racist, immoral, or unethical. Being from Covington and still living there, "Virtually Speaking", I have heard that expression literally hundreds of times. There has never been any racial connotations with that expression.

It is apparent that Ms. Howard, who authored this letter, has a problem with the existence of "White Supremacist" groups. However, she has no problem with the existence of Black Lives Matter, which is a terrorist group that has caused so much violence and carnage throughout the urban centers of United States.

Ms. Howard erroneously claims that Blacks are being killed in broad daylight. In 2019, 9 unarmed Blacks were killed by police and at least 5 of those Blacks initiated aggression. On the other hand, 25 unarmed Whites were killed by police without any media coverage.

In regards to the Breonna Taylor matter, I totally oppose the use of a "No-Knock Warrant" and also the conducting night raids unless absolutely necessary. Yet the police adamantly stated they knocked three times and that they fired only after they were fired upon. I was not there so obviously I do not know what really happened. It is safe to deduce though that Taylor was not in her bed.

Ms. Howard, along with everyone else, need to understand that it is never going to ok to use the N-word in public or the R-word without real proof. Frivolously calling someone a racist is reprehensible. That is attacking an individual's core character, integrity, and belief system. These "trumped up" claims really need to stop.

I do not know Mr. Nicely personally. However, since he is in politics, I do not think he would publicly state anything that would intentionally demean any race considering the understandable adverse statements that would result from that.

For the record, Harris' mother and I hail from the same sub-sect community. I have already stated much worse about the VP candidate than stating that she should be " in the cornfield".

                                  Very Truly Yours,

                                   Harsha Sankar

                                   908 Valley Ridge Road

                                   Covington, Virginia 24426