THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, January 11, 1996 TAG: 9601110009
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A12 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 25 lines
In a Jan. 8 letter to the editor critical of my Dec. 31 column about the dangers of ``color-coded journalism,'' Virginia Morrison falsely states that I failed to identify the race of parties to a Maryland rape-murder. In fact, I wrote:
In the Maryland case, as I learned later, the police reluctantly investigated the girl's death, initially treating it as accidental and ignoring the possibility of sexual assault. The perceived threat of violence that might result if four black teenagers were charged with the rape and murder of a white girl apparently outweighed the interests of a safe society, criminal justice and the victim.''
ANN G. SJOERDSMA
Norfolk, Jan. 9, 1996 by CNB