Dear Editor:
What the hell were you thinking?
I submit that a recent Downey Patriot photograph is an example of why violence is a way of life in our society. The article cited the success of a Stay Gallery toy drive but the large picture (a knife slicing a woman's lip and dripping blood) on the gallery wall next to the decorated tree and collected children's gifts is horrific.
Your photo is reprehensible. Shame on you!
Bonnie Beall
Downey

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Published: January 3, 2013 - Volume 11 - Issue 38