Social Commentary -- NOT FUNNY

Letters to the Editor
Florence Gazette
Florence, South Carolina

Dear Editor,

My name is Jamal, I'm 31, and yeah, I'm black.  You may be familiar with my work-- I am a roadside construction worker and my primary responsibility is to stand with the STOP / SLOW sign to direct traffic.  I am writing in response to a blue Honda Accord that drove by yesterday around 1:30.  I know what you did, Accord.  I heard it.  You think I'm deaf?  You think your door locks are ultra-silent or something?  As you drove by, you locked your doors.  You locked your doors!  What did you think I was gonna do?  "Aw hell yeah, Honda Accord comin, I'm gonna drop me this stop sign and try to open its doors as it flies past and then push the driver out and steal his CDs and his palm pilot."  Man, you got a lot of nerve.  I'm just a dude, making a living, standing out in the cold sun.  You ain't gotta insult me by acting like I'm a felon.  Thank you.

Sincerely,
Jamal Tinsley

Ed. Note:   It's true-- Jamal is not a felon.  We looked him up.