Curious George
Veteran Member
Jazmine Barnes, a 7 year old, was tragically killed in a shooting recently.
This shooting received markedly more coverage than average innocents shot in a drive-by. One possible reason for this was thw alleged suspect. Witnesses suggested a white male 30-40s had killed this child. Some News outlets tossed around suggestions of an intentional hate based crime.
The man hunt did not last too long. Two suspects are both in custody and it seems like the witnesses were mistaken about the perpetrators' identity.
My question, did the increased coverage lead to an arrest when so many violent offenders do not see justice because there crimes are less newsworthy? What role did race play in this story? Is implicit racial bias a factor in the misidentification of the shooter/s?
This shooting received markedly more coverage than average innocents shot in a drive-by. One possible reason for this was thw alleged suspect. Witnesses suggested a white male 30-40s had killed this child. Some News outlets tossed around suggestions of an intentional hate based crime.
The man hunt did not last too long. Two suspects are both in custody and it seems like the witnesses were mistaken about the perpetrators' identity.
My question, did the increased coverage lead to an arrest when so many violent offenders do not see justice because there crimes are less newsworthy? What role did race play in this story? Is implicit racial bias a factor in the misidentification of the shooter/s?