Don't give unnecessary "labels" to persons in the news
As a former U.S. Marine Corps officer, I am disgusted by the constant labeling of an apparent murderer as "Marine veteran" when he is referred to in the press. The label is not relevant to the case where this guy is accused of chokeholding to death a fellow passenger on a NY subway recently. Therefore, the label is unnecessary. Marines are not trained to murder innocent persons in combat (or elsewhere). In the news reports, I read that the victim had mental problems, was acting aggressively, but was not touching anyone. To call his alleged murderer a Marine vet is an undeserved disservice to all of us Marine vets who served honorably and who would never use such unnecessary, excessive force to commit such a brutal crime.
Luis W MORALES
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Luis W MORALES
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The Marine label should not be used by all media outlets, not just AOL.