Did Eyewitness News "dishonor" a soldier who gave his life for his country?
That's what one caller says.
We covered the recent funeral service for Eric Nettleton, a 26-year old Army sargeant who was killed in Afghanistan.
Our story included a young lady who spoke about her memories of Eric.
What she said was fine, but her appearance upset one of our viewers.
The viewer left a message on our Answerback line that she was appalled we would interview the young lady with pink hair, studs in her lip, and a tattoo on her neck.
She went on to say that we "dishonored him (Nettleton) by talking to someone who looks like that."
Really?
We included that young lady because she was a friend of Eric's, and wanted to talk about him.
Should we only interview people who pass a certain test of physical appearance?
If we were to start that, where would it stop, and who's idea of "proper" physical appearance should we use?
