Begging, not race, is the issue

Mr Mohammed Desai’s use of reverse psychology, challenging the Courier to publish his letter (“Why no photo of white beggar”, Letters, March 6) is step one of having a “small person syndrome”.

I’m sorry you feel offended but please tell me why you use such language as ‘filthy’ white beggars? I did not see in the original Courier article a mention of ‘filthy’ whichever colour beggars.

The problem is not what colour the unfortunate people are. The article addressed the whole view of having such people in town, not because we have a certain colour person standing at the robot begging for their 2c.

We are all aware that there is all kinds of cultures begging. That’s the issue, not what the photo looks like in the paper.

If there was a story published with a white guy standing at a robot, you would be more than happy, I suppose? That would clearly state who is biased!

Now I ask you, please rethink what you wrote and see the story as a whole, not as a racial dispute. It does not matter what colour a beggar is, it’s a national problem.

LARRY COONEY

Sheffield