From the editor: One of the uglies in our nation’s closet

Record Staff Writer An editorial cartoon on Page B6 Tuesday received plenty of attention from unhappy readers.

The cartoon depicted two police officers beating a Black Lives Matter protestor who was lying on the ground. As they hit him the officers said: “You people *huff* have got to stop *huff* protesting against *huff* police brutality.”

Given the social realities of the world, I saw nothing wrong with the cartoon. But others did.Here are just a few examples:From one reader: “The reason the cartoon misses its mark is because the target audience are the misinformed and those ideologically hamstrung, a small (but […]

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