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I was surprised to see the photo next to the headline depict a hand-cuffed African American. I'm sure that it was not intentional, but the use of that image helps to perpetuate a negative stereotype about black people that your site probably does not intend to project. Please reconsider its use and change the image if you agree.

The photo is the lead post from the Huffington Post article. Also from the article:

As Lee looks for buyers along San Francisco's Market Street, officers park their squad cars a few blocks away, out of sight. They listen to the voice of a second undercover officer -- the "close cover" -- crackle over the police radio. In police code, he provides a running play-by-play. Lee, the "UC," and his buyer, a black male, or "BM," are nearing a deal.

"UC at Fifth and Market at northwest corner," the officer says over the radio. "He's westbound, almost at the check cashing place ... BM with red hat and gray jacket ... BM is taking out money ... BM is looking at the phones."

If you choose to be offended, find the right people to be offended with.

Also, the article actually does a reasonable job at pointing out the some of these buyers being arrested are victims of over-zealous police...

Just because it is a re-post does not release the re-poster from responsibility for the content. I stand by my original point.

I completely agree rexray – a repost doesn't excuse a respectful website from posting in a responsible manner. Now it's up to MacNN to decide how they define respectful and responsible.
And I communicated the same disappointment to the original author on the Huffington Post site. A headline and photo thumbnail are not so benign for MacNN or the Huffington Post to ignore their impact. Especially given the way most aggregator sites and feeds prioritize the headline+thumbnail in their layouts.