A July 13 Hartford Courant editorial cartoon depicting a black couple saying that cooperating with police would be "acting white" continues to draw fire from readers as well as members of the newspaper's staff. "Beyond the complete disregard for the reality of fear of retaliation was the outrageous implication that black people in Hartford don't value the safety of their children and their neighborhoods as much as white people do," wrote Courant reader representative Karen Hunter in her July 20 column. According to Hunter, the cartoonist, Bob Englehart, has a history of drawing cartoons that are considered insensitive and stereotypical.

The cartoon can be viewed here.