This story seems at least as newsworthy as some other recent events. "you get what you deserve, white boy." little doubt about the motive. so, why then is this horrible crime not a national sensation?
One kid is dead, one isn't. One has the police looking for suspects, while the other has them with a suspect in plain grasp. Yeah, but way to make it about race, post-racial conservative trolls.
Sharpton/Farakhan much? he was set on fire for being white, and you're accusing me of "making it about race?"
little doubt about the motive. so, why then is this horrible crime not a national sensation? alive=dead? and suspect pursued=suspect ignored? but hey, you keep on living in your cube of how you're a post-racial troll.
One was SHOT by an ADULT.....and he was unarmed at the time. The police covered it up. The other is bad, yes. And no doubt once they find those BLACK teenagers....they will be going to jail. The police won't cover that up...LOL. They will probably throw them under the jail.
Kind of an apples/oranges if you ask me. Most of the outrage in the Trayvon Martin case is directed at the justice system. The Sanford police department basically took Zimmerman at his word despite what I believe is obvious probable cause. Furthermore, the DA seems to be taking his sweet time in formally charging Zimmerman with anything. Two years ago, Trevor Dooley similarly shot a man in what appeared to be a misunderstanding during a physical altercation. Despite conflicting accounts by witnesses, he was arrested, taken into custody, and charged with manslaughter within 48 hours. In this particular case, there's no indication that law enforcement isn't doing its job either.
reaction is fascinating. no where in the thread is there any attempt to minimize the other crime that has captured national attention. rather, the question before us, why isn't this attack, which is sensational, horrific, has all the characteristics that would typically provoke outrage in the media, and yet... crickets. and i'm called racist for raising the issue. fascinating.
No, I meant what I said. There's no indication that law enforcement is not out there looking for the two kids that lit Allen Coon on fire ...meaning that the law enforcement is doing its job. I answered your question without calling you racist. The police are doing their due diligence in this case. For all intents and purposes, the police in the Trayvon Martin case do not appear to be...or at very least seem to be dragging their feet.
This is right out of the conservative equivocation textbook. It's the same ole same ole... that's why nobody should bother with it.
This crime did capture the national attention, just to a more limited degree. You were answered about why it didn't capture as much national attention as the Martin case. Your constant agitation and emphasis on race, however, has been noted. That doesn't make you a racist. Just someone who trolls about race.
that's a great hypothetical for people who want to rant about races, and ignore other important variables (chiefly that death doesn't equal life, or at least that's what those pesky pro-life people keep on trying to emphasize)
I think you and I both know the answer to that question. While I agree that news outlets should make every effort to be impartial, I don't understand why you're indignant about the increased coverage of the Martin case. Fact of the matter is, you'd have to be very naive to think that prejudice against minorities isn't still widespread. It may not be as mainstream as it was in the 1950s, but it's still engrained in more people's minds than you'd expect. Frankly, the story of a predominately white police force not doing their due diligence in investigating the death of a black victim is all too familiar. Do you honestly blame the African American community for being flat-out tired something like that happening again? Do you blame them for being especially vocal? Do you blame the media for devoting more airtime to the story that sparked more vocal outrage? Why not organize with some other folks and voice your own outrage regarding the Coon case? Given the heinous nature of the crime, I doubt anyone would begrudge you that.
There are actually a number of advocates that believe that a heterosexual white male cannot be a victim of a hate crime. It is a very complicated, controversial subject, an argument can be made that the legislation is equivalent to being sentenced twice for the same crime.
