using the word actor in this case adds no information and confuses people not familiar with this use, someone skimming quickly might think it was a play. Why n

using the word actor in this case adds no information and confuses people not familiar with this use, someone skimming quickly might think it was a play. Why not: men, youths, students, locals? Make the story more clear by adding more, accurate detail; not more confusing by trying to maintain some obscure notion of political correctness.