Homeless Vets = Road Kill

Associated Press : Last week, Novak was given a $50 citation after he struck a homeless man with his black Corvette in downtown Washington. Novak kept going until he was stopped by a bicyclist, who said the man was splayed on Novak's windshield.

I'm not sure why the adjective "homeless" is required in this story. The AP style book recommends against such "elective" adjectives for the victim of a crime.

What if the reporter said this ...

Last week, Novak was given a $50 citation after he struck a white male executive with his black Corvette in downtown Washington. Novak kept going until he was stopped by a bicyclist, who said the man was splayed on Novak's windshield.

Or this ...

Last week, Novak was given a $50 citation after he struck a United States Senator with his black Corvette in downtown Washington. Novak kept going until he was stopped by a bicyclist, who said the man was splayed on Novak's windshield.

Or ...

Last week, Novak was given a $50 citation after he struck a returning Iraq War veteran with his black Corvette in downtown Washington. Novak kept going until he was stopped by a bicyclist, who said the man was splayed on Novak's windshield.

The appellation "homeless" is added to assure us that even if the guy died, nothing would be lost.

Isn't it funny how liberals are accused of hating the U.S. soldiers/my family for not wanting them to be killed, and are then accused of hating America for insisting that the homeless, many of whom are U.S. veterans be given a place to live other than beneath the Route 139 and Route 24 overpass in Stoughton, Mass.?

How can you have your Roxbury Puddingstone if you won't eat your meat?