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Dear Editor,

During a visit to Pepperdine’s heavenly Malibu campus, I was disheartened by Melissa Hurtado’s “Our National Character is Tainted by Police Abuse,” Graphic, August 25.

Certainly, Hurtado’s viewpoint is Exhibit A for those who argue that academia is largely detached from reality, as she depicts Michael Brown as a “non-violent victim in flight,” without mentioning he was the aggressor in an attack that fractured a police officer’s eye socket.  Moreover, even though the 6’ 4” 292 pounds. Brown was charging the seriously injured policeman when he shot Brown,  Hurtado calls the officer a murderer.

In essence, Hurtado’s piece is not based in reality but instead — in classic liberal fashion — grossly distorts events to perpetuate the lie that America is a racist nation.

One wonders if Melissa Hurtado would label a surfer abusive and cruel for defending himself during a shark attack.

Sincerely,

Ed Murphy

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