SIR - Regarding the front page headline "Refugee killed boy in hit and run" (T&A, August 1), the death is tragic and the driver is a criminal deserving the prison sentence.
But why mention the fact that the driver is a refugee? Would you have headlined that the driver was Scots, Asian, Irish, from Yorkshire?
The fact the driver is a refugee has no bearing whatsoever on this tragedy. It is simply a criminal act.
Your headline can do nothing but feed prejudices against refugees who surely have enough problems.
It is both irresponsible, thoughtless, and has no relevance to the offence.
It does nothing to promote good race relations in the city.
David Stark, Quarry Street, Bradford
- EDITOR'S COMMENT: See reply below.
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