Dear Editor:

Often we tell our children to make sure everything they do in life is honorable. We say this even as we internally acknowledge that not all of our own actions were honorable.

An example of honorable occurred when Jeff Evangelos asked an angry citizen not to write a mean-spirited letter to the editor. The citizen had received a flier personally known not to be true and which was so false in information that it led many others who did not know it was a lie to call and harass Jeff and his family. Jeff felt the author of the flier should be held accountable, but did not feel an angry letter to the editor would be honorable.

Another unusual situation in Florida, which was uncovered by a sister who saw her brother’s mug shot riddled with bullet holes created by police target shooting.

Upon investigation, there were six African American mug shots used for target practice. North Miami Beach immediately voted to stop the dishonorable practice.

A group of clergy were also seeking an honorable response that would educate those who thought the practice was acceptable. The clergy took the honorable path of offering their own photos as a substitute — “take me instead.”

North Miami Beach took the honorable approach to stop using mug shots of real people. The unanswered question is when did target practice silhouette bodies change to targeting the head and why do some use photos of real humans?

I hope everyone can find a way to avoid dishonorable acts, even under the circumstances of a smear campaign targeting us.

Jarryl Larson

Edgecomb