Sir – I read with dismay your article (April 4) concerning the death of a Clint Townsend, due to complications sustained whilst partaking in an act of violent armed robbery.
The article if anything conveyed a sympathetic bias towards the deceased robber, by way of featuring four paragraphs of condolence and sympathy and a quoted positive attribute in the sub-heading.
In contrast, nowhere did I glean credit for the very brave employees of the jewellers and members of the public who fought off the two violent armed robbers.
Clint Townsend died as a direct result of electing to and engaging in a violent criminal act. I find it morally difficult to sympathise with the fate he endured. Instead, my thoughts lie wholly with the innocent shop workers whom were subject to what must have been a terrifying experience.
The two robbers were not as it might appear, modern-day Robin Hoods. I found the messages of sympathy very misguided and in complete contrast with the majority of those who elect to live by decent moral rules.
Douglas Anderson, Wallingford