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08-26-2022, 08:07 PM
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News Station on why they don't share details on criminals
https://www.news5cleveland.com/about...d-when-we-dont
Meanwhile, as a society we'll constantly cherrypick history from centuries ago, hyper-focus on the races of those involved, and struggle session / guilt trip their POTENTIAL ancestors based purely on race, despite the perpetrators being dead for 100s of years.
Modern criminals? Don't ask, don't tell.
Ancient history? Reason to scapegoat entire races of people born 100s of years later.
Great priorities!
Point blank, if someone commits a violent crime, put their description out. IDGAF what skin color it is, as long as said skin color is stated accurately to warn innocents so they aren't victimized.
When we include suspect descriptions in our reporting, and when we don’t
On the News 5 website we publish specific descriptions, with identifying details, when alerting the public to potential danger, when helping to locate a missing person and when police ask for the public’s help in the apprehension of an individual.
If a description is vague, and it could literally describe thousands or millions of people, we don’t share it.
What is a specific description? It would include identifying factors such as tattoos and scars, as well as clothes, type of vehicle, etc.
Let’s say a significant volume of our stories describe possible criminals as “white women with brown hair.” After a while, some readers might come to believe that white women with brown hair as a group represent a personal or societal threat.
When a news organization offers only racial and gender identifiers as part of its news reports for years, or decades, what is the more likely outcome: that these extremely vague descriptions will better inform the public, or that we will be a party to unintentionally perpetuating stereotypes?
I can hear some of you now. “You’re keeping information from the public!” Incorrect. We’re simply not sharing it. That information is still available.
If you’re really dying to know whether or not a suspected criminal was black or white, and this particular crime does not affect you in any possible way, instead of asking yourself what someone looks like, please stop and consider why you need to know at all.
So basically, the media doesn't want to put out descriptions of criminals at large because some people might start having biases against certain races.On the News 5 website we publish specific descriptions, with identifying details, when alerting the public to potential danger, when helping to locate a missing person and when police ask for the public’s help in the apprehension of an individual.
If a description is vague, and it could literally describe thousands or millions of people, we don’t share it.
What is a specific description? It would include identifying factors such as tattoos and scars, as well as clothes, type of vehicle, etc.
Let’s say a significant volume of our stories describe possible criminals as “white women with brown hair.” After a while, some readers might come to believe that white women with brown hair as a group represent a personal or societal threat.
When a news organization offers only racial and gender identifiers as part of its news reports for years, or decades, what is the more likely outcome: that these extremely vague descriptions will better inform the public, or that we will be a party to unintentionally perpetuating stereotypes?
I can hear some of you now. “You’re keeping information from the public!” Incorrect. We’re simply not sharing it. That information is still available.
If you’re really dying to know whether or not a suspected criminal was black or white, and this particular crime does not affect you in any possible way, instead of asking yourself what someone looks like, please stop and consider why you need to know at all.
Meanwhile, as a society we'll constantly cherrypick history from centuries ago, hyper-focus on the races of those involved, and struggle session / guilt trip their POTENTIAL ancestors based purely on race, despite the perpetrators being dead for 100s of years.
Modern criminals? Don't ask, don't tell.
Ancient history? Reason to scapegoat entire races of people born 100s of years later.
Great priorities!
Point blank, if someone commits a violent crime, put their description out. IDGAF what skin color it is, as long as said skin color is stated accurately to warn innocents so they aren't victimized.
08-26-2022, 08:11 PM
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08-26-2022, 08:16 PM
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08-26-2022, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted By CrimsonSteel⏩
Somehow the media never had a problem whenever describing when an attack was done by "Muslims" or "White Supremacists", but for certain types of criminals a description is missing such as the 13%, Weinstein, Epstein, Madoff, etc.https://www.news5cleveland.com/about...d-when-we-dont
So basically, the media doesn't want to put out descriptions of criminals at large because some people might start having biases against certain races.
Meanwhile, as a society we'll constantly cherrypick history from centuries ago, hyper-focus on the races of those involved, and struggle session / guilt trip their POTENTIAL ancestors based purely on race, despite the perpetrators being dead for 100s of years.
Modern criminals? Don't ask, don't tell.
Ancient history? Reason to scapegoat entire races of people born 100s of years later.
Great priorities!
Point blank, if someone commits a violent crime, put their description out. IDGAF what skin color it is, as long as said skin color is stated accurately to warn innocents so they aren't victimized.
So basically, the media doesn't want to put out descriptions of criminals at large because some people might start having biases against certain races.
Meanwhile, as a society we'll constantly cherrypick history from centuries ago, hyper-focus on the races of those involved, and struggle session / guilt trip their POTENTIAL ancestors based purely on race, despite the perpetrators being dead for 100s of years.
Modern criminals? Don't ask, don't tell.
Ancient history? Reason to scapegoat entire races of people born 100s of years later.
Great priorities!
Point blank, if someone commits a violent crime, put their description out. IDGAF what skin color it is, as long as said skin color is stated accurately to warn innocents so they aren't victimized.
Look at these news headline by comparison.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...u-hurt-us-all/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...16e_story.html
08-26-2022, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted By AlfBundy⏩
You have given out blah blahLiberals should die
08-26-2022, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted By Sal29⏩
"But holding them accountable for their present day actions is anti-Semitism! Somehow the media never had a problem whenever describing when an attack was done by "Muslims" or "White Supremacists", but for certain types of criminals a description is missing such as the 13%, Weinstein, Epstein, Madoff, etc.
Look at this news headline by comparison.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...u-hurt-us-all/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...16e_story.html
Look at this news headline by comparison.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...u-hurt-us-all/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...16e_story.html
Meanwhile we should shame all white people for the Trail of Tears.
It makes total sense! We're definitely not cultivating hatred for you in hopes you're eradicated!"
08-26-2022, 09:22 PM
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When you turn on the "news" in 2022 the only crime reported is by Whites, as rare as it actually is(we account for only 0.7% daily)
Of course it would seem biased, it's been predominantly one race committing the vast majority of crime for 40 years
Holding *those* people personally accountable is racist according to Liberals
Inb4 misc clown crew screeching
Of course it would seem biased, it's been predominantly one race committing the vast majority of crime for 40 years
Holding *those* people personally accountable is racist according to Liberals
Inb4 misc clown crew screeching
*Tolerance is the lube that slides the dildo of dysfunction into the ass of civilized society*
*We didn't deserve snailsrus*
As always: not medical advice but medical opinion crew
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