News (Media Awareness Project) - US DC: PUB LTE: Compassion Or Incarceration? |
Title: | US DC: PUB LTE: Compassion Or Incarceration? |
Published On: | 2000-12-11 |
Source: | Washington Post (DC) |
Fetched On: | 2008-09-02 09:15:03 |
Shame on The Post for insensitive sensationalism in referring to
Robert Downey Jr. [Style, Nov. 27] as a "35 year old
actor/addict."
Were Mr. Downey suffering from epilepsy or asthma would The Post have
called him a 35-year old "actor/epileptic" or "actor/asthmatic"?
Addiction is a disease. Practice compassion.
Lisa Fallin Paddock,
Camp Springs
Robert Downey Jr. [Style, Nov. 27] as a "35 year old
actor/addict."
Were Mr. Downey suffering from epilepsy or asthma would The Post have
called him a 35-year old "actor/epileptic" or "actor/asthmatic"?
Addiction is a disease. Practice compassion.
Lisa Fallin Paddock,
Camp Springs
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