To the editor: The headline, “Vegan computer savants with Bay Area ties linked to deaths across U.S., authorities say,” is very problematic to say the least. The article itself is okay, however I searched by means of the entire thing and located no indication that the suspects’ veganism had something to do with their myriad alleged crimes.
They had been additionally transgender, however I seen the headline didn’t point out “transgender laptop savants.” Why not? Is it OK to smear vegans however not trans folks?
Your headline does critical injury to a group that’s already far too marginalized and misunderstood. It implies that veganism is a few kind of radical and harmful ideology that results in violence, when in actual fact your entire level of veganism is a wholesale rejection of violence. No critical member of the vegan group would declare these folks as representatives.
On this age of hyper-vigilance about not offending marginalized teams, it appears that evidently those that care about animals are the final remaining group that’s honest recreation to ridicule. Please take better care to be honest about such issues sooner or later.
David Weiner, North Hollywood
