Check out the spin on this story...

[Mr.Nick]

Funny how the same people that want Zimmermans head on a pike are now defending this bus driver........

 

[ChezC3]

er uh Chez, I actually addressed your “spirit in which it was born” comment. sorry if you are offended by me lumping you in with the ODP but I see little difference in the opinions.

Lets review the facts

A child was walking home minding his own business and now he’s dead. the police thought no crime was committed. I believe race was a factor in his death and initial non action from the police. People were outraged. I find it pretty outrageous too. Obviously you and the ODP dont. Can you put it into words why you don’t?

And as usual, the conservative blogosphere cranked out the usual lies and distortions. do you think the conservative blogosphere played the race card when they showed a big mean-looking tattooed rapper and said “this is Trayvon”?

Yes lets look at the facts, what were they? A neighborhood watchman seen a suspicious looking person. Followed him, called the police, the suspicious looking person disappeared, then reappeared and this innocent child attacked a man who was patrolling for vandals in his community. Upon attacking him, getting the better of him and bashing his head in to the pavement repeatedly, this innocent child then got shot. Lesson#1 Don't bite off more than you can chew. Lesson #2 Innocent children should not attack strangers especially when they aren't in a neighborhood that is theirs and the LAW allows those strangers to carry a firearm and defend themselves when attacked by innocent children.

Further, yes, the tattoo was a counter-offensive against an already race-baiting narrative of the Press. Zimmerman didn't look anything like white. He was clearly hispanic but because Obama's lackey's didn't want to offend the hispanic vote so close to an election they pushed it off on good old whitey, that racist white devil who eats black and brown "innocent" children where ever he finds them. He especially has an appetite for those innocent children of color who sucker punch and attack people, repeatedly bashing their heads into concrete...

As usual the Unthinking Left engage actively in their victimhood, wallowing like pigs in the mire. I understand it's part of their slave morality, they can't help themselves.

 

[Vern]

Yes lets look at the facts, what were they? A neighborhood watchman seen a suspicious looking person. .

why was he "suspicious"? explain that without saying "black" and then maybe you could make a case "the race card was played". I seem to recall a "hoodie" narrative was attempted at one time. And why did Zimmerman say "those assholes always get away"? sounds like he thought Trayvon was already guilty of something. Why did Zimmerman ignore the 9-11 operator who told him to not to follow? And why follow him? why not ask him his business? yea, a lot of questions you ignore and cant answer.

the suspicious looking person disappeared, then reappeared and this innocent child attacked a man who was patrolling for vandals in his community. Upon attacking him, getting the better of him and bashing his head in to the pavement repeatedly, this innocent child then got shot. Lesson#1 Don't bite off more than you can chew. Lesson #2 Innocent children should not attack strangers especially when they aren't in a neighborhood that is theirs and the LAW allows those strangers to carry a firearm and defend themselves when attacked by innocent children.....

oh, when you quote Zimmerman's version of events its all becomes so clear. except why am I supposed to believe Zimmerman's version of events? besides trying not to go to jail, what reason would Zimmerman have to lie. So fyi, posting Zimmerman's version cant be posted as fact. You realize that right? You clearly heard Trayvon asking him why he was following him. seems like a perfectly reasonable question someone would ask when being followed by a stranger. Why couldn't Zimmerman just ask what he was doing there? He would have learned that Trayvon was actually staying there. I guess its safe to assume Zimmerman answer him.

Further, yes, the tattoo was a counter-offensive against an already race-baiting narrative of the Press.

I'm sorry, you just used your delusion about "playing the race card" to justify yet another lie from the right. and yet you demand respect for your opinion. now that is the funniest thing you've posted yet.

And then out comes the incoherent racist delusions. yea, you're so much better than the ODP. The rest of your babble isn't even worthy to repost let alone discuss. Lets just say, like all cons, you are using delusion to justify delusion. good luck with that.

 

[Vern]

Funny how the same people that want Zimmermans head on a pike are now defending this bus driver........

great narrative. But who's defending the bus driver?

 

[Mr.Nick]

great narrative. But who's defending the bus driver?

The better question is to ask is who isn't.... Now you have your answer!

 

[Sig]

But the "spirit in which it was born" required you to believe CNN was "outraged" when Trayvon Martin was killed. And as one poster demonstrated the"spirit in which it was born" required you to believe that CNN (and other outlets) used a 5 year old picture of TM. And of course the picture of the tattooed rapper (and mean looking too) that was falsely circulated as picture of TM is also part of the "spirit in which it was born".

"But the "spirit in which it was born" required you to believe CNN was "outraged" when Trayvon Martin was killed"...????

Where does that come from?

Why would anyone be "required to believe CNN was "outraged" when Trayvon Martin was killed."?

FYI: CNN does NOT have to be "outraged" in or order to slant any story in one direction or another. In fact, media manipulation is much more effective when it is subtle and subliminal than when it is overt and easily recognized by the conscious mind as blatant propaganda.

That being said, there's always Nancy Grace:

so again, a conservative posts a narrative that cannot be supported by actual facts and resulted in the usual lies and spin from the conservative blogosphere. Remember, as a conservative your track record involves believing the President was born in Kenya, his BC was a forgery, Obamacare had death panels, we found WMDs, tax cuts pay for themselves, the market is going to zero, we'll have hyperinflation and on and on and on. You cant even get the facts right and now you want us to accept your "supposin". At some point you people need to realize you are terrible judges of what is the truth is.

I can't speak for anyone else but, as for me, the only thing I am conservative about is maintaining checks and balances in our nation's political dynamics, holding sacred the Bill of Rights, and striving for lean and efficient government services.

 

[Slyfox696]

The better question is to ask is who isn't.... Now you have your answer!

*raises hand*

I'm not defending the bus driver.

 

[Sig]

*raises hand*

I'm not defending the bus driver.

So, the intellectual gelding returns.

How about if you make your daddy proud for a change and sound off like you got a pair? There's no rule that says you have to be a coward your whole life.


One more time:

Do you really believe that, had the racial composition been reversed in this incident, CNN would have presented the story in the same exact way?

YES or NO?

 

[ChezC3]

why was he "suspicious"? explain that without saying "black" and then maybe you could make a case "the race card was played". I seem to recall a "hoodie" narrative was attempted at one time. And why did Zimmerman say "those assholes always get away"? sounds like he thought Trayvon was already guilty of something. Why did Zimmerman ignore the 9-11 operator who told him to not to follow? And why follow him? why not ask him his business? yea, a lot of questions you ignore and cant answer.

As per the evidence on the 911 call the child was standing around in the rain looking about. Do you enjoy standing in the rain with no coverage? They always get away put into context is that there was a rash of vandalism were no one seemed to be able to catch the culprits. The 911 operator DID NOT tell him not to follow him. This is part of a narrative that is fiction. The operator asked if he was following him and when confirmed he was, the operator said and I quote "YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT" Does that sound like an order not to follow? No. It sounds like the operator was telling him that he doesn't have to do that. Of course he didn't have to, he didn't have to be on the neighborhood watch either, but wanting to protect his community he did. I didn't ignore anything and I answered them all. Nice try though.

oh, when you quote Zimmerman's version of events its all becomes so clear. except why am I supposed to believe Zimmerman's version of events? besides trying not to go to jail, what reason would Zimmerman have to lie. So fyi, posting Zimmerman's version cant be posted as fact. You realize that right? You clearly heard Trayvon asking him why he was following him. seems like a perfectly reasonable question someone would ask when being followed by a stranger. Why couldn't Zimmerman just ask what he was doing there? He would have learned that Trayvon was actually staying there. I guess its safe to assume Zimmerman answer him.

Why would you not? You are presuming my previous comments to be true, that Zimmerman is some bloodthirsty nutjob. Actually I can post Zimmerman's version as fact, why? Because a jury acquitted him based on the evidence of the case. The facts of the matter. You clearly seen the witness testimony and seen the battle scars that state and show TM was bashing Zimmerman's head into the pavement. Anything before that doesn't matter, the fact is that a man's head was getting bashed into the pavement, that is a life threatening event. Perhaps Zimmerman would have answered TM's questions if TM didn't suckerpunch him? Eh? Think about it.

I'm sorry, you just used your delusion about "playing the race card" to justify yet another lie from the right. and yet you demand respect for your opinion. now that is the funniest thing you've posted yet.

And then out comes the incoherent racist delusions. yea, you're so much better than the ODP. The rest of your babble isn't even worthy to repost let alone discuss. Lets just say, like all cons, you are using delusion to justify delusion. good luck with that.

Yes sanity would look skewed through your eyes, I suppose. I don't know where you get off stating what you state, clearly the race card is coming from the left as exemplified by the evidence provided by NBC in admitting their culpability as well as implying the guilt of other news sources when the tried to defend their race baiting by stating "others also pursued the race angle"

What's funny is -- and even the intelligent of your kind will clearly see -- that in our discussion I have answered everything you've asked while you on the other hand have talked past me and ignored every question presented to you. That's fine, I enjoy watching that kind of behavior, but now, I grow bored, tired of watching you ignore the obvious choosing to instead, wallow in victimhood.

So now please, ignore all that I've said ONCE MORE and blather on one last time, and get all of your feeling of angst, injustice, victimhood and pity out of system. The facts remain unchanged and the conclusion could have been no other way that what it was, to think otherwise IS the delusion you speak of...

 

[Mr.Nick]

*raises hand*

I'm not defending the bus driver.

Good...

The right thing to have done is to break that nonsense up regardless of a job (then again a job is like gold in this economy) however, a job is no excuse to let any of that crap happen...

Of course there is no such thing as an adult and a child any more in our society - they're/we're all children of government....

I'm only 33 and back when I was 10 or whatever the bus driver would have stopped the entire "robbery-fight" and the offending kids would have been punished and the driver would have felt pride in doing his job.... But welcome to "progressiveland 2012 USA" no more of that - 3 black kids robbing a white kid and an "adult" cant get involved....

****ing wonderful...

Change - Change we can believe in.

I'm one of the last of an era in US history where a teacher could grab you by your ear and drag you out of the classroom for talking **** (getting fresh) without getting sued....

 

[Vern]

good job, you got the exact quote of the 9-11 operator. Now if only you could stick to the facts. But the fact is Zimmerman himself interpreted it as "don't follow him". yea, his statement to police was the operator told him not follow him.

":George Zimmerman heard the message loud and clear: Don’t follow Trayvon Martin.

In a statement he gave to police the same night he shot and killed the unarmed teen, Zimmerman wrote that he was returning to his vehicle after a police dispatcher told him over the phone to stop pursuing Martin."

its how I interpreted it. And its how Zimmerman interpreted it.

George Zimmerman Written Statement

now read this slowly. don't post your delusions as fact. don't justify conservative lies. explain how a child that was walking back to where he was staying in the gated community minding his own business and now he's dead. And of course you couldn't explain how he was "suspicious". don't think I didn't notice.

George Zimmerman Heard Dispatcher Tell Him To Stop | TPMMuckraker

 

[Mr.Nick]

So, the intellectual gelding returns.

How about if you make your daddy proud for a change and sound off like you got a pair? There's no rule that says you have to be a coward your whole life.


One more time:

Do you really believe that, had the racial composition been reversed in this incident, CNN would have presented the story in the same exact way?

YES or NO?

Without question had this been three white kids beating and robbing a black kid this would have made the front page of every MSM and progressive blog.

Of course when its black kids (three) robbing a white kid and beating him up it's "kids being kids" and more of a reason for government to raise children..

Blacks are either a victim or a reason why we need government intervention - ALWAYS..

Thats the card progressives play because they want an authoritarian government...

 

[Vern]

Good...

The right thing to have done is to break that nonsense up regardless of a job (then again a job is like gold in this economy) however, a job is no excuse to let any of that crap happen...
.

blah blah blah.

You said the people who want Zimmermans head on spike (oh the melodrama) are now defending the bus driver. you made the statement now back it up. don't deflect. dont put the onus on me to disprove your silly narrative. back it up.

*raises hand*

I too am not defending the bus driver.

 

[Mr.Nick]

It's quite evident that progressives are incapable of EVER JUDGING BLACKS OR MINORITIES.

I don't want these black kids condemned to death I just want progressives to acknowledge that they sing a different tune when its black on white crime... At least they can admit it, obviously there is nothing anyone can do about the quacks in the media but progressives should at least admit their bias..

 

[Mr.Nick]

blah blah blah.

You said the people who want Zimmermans head on spike (oh the melodrama) are now defending the bus driver. you made the statement now back it up. don't deflect. dont put the onus on me to disprove your silly narrative. back it up.

*raises hand*

I too am not defending the bus driver.

I also state whomever doesn't blame the bus driver is the problem.

One bought the bait...

It's quite clear such an issue as this is frustrating you when in reality its a matter of SIMPLE RIGHT AND ****ING WRONG... But you don't understand that because this era of progressive is trained.

 

[Sig]

It's quite evident that progressives are incapable of EVER JUDGING BLACKS OR MINORITIES.

I don't want these black kids condemned to death I just want progressives to acknowledge that they sing a different tune when its black on white crime... At least they can admit it, obviously there is nothing anyone can do about the quacks in the media but progressives should at least admit their bias..

The problem with so-called "progressives" is that they are not very progressive. Indeed, many of them carry on like it's 1961.

 

[Mr.Nick]

The problem with so-called "progressives" is that they are not very progressive. Indeed, many of them carry on like it's 1961.

Yes....

Maybe more like 1964 LBJ: "I'll have every nigger voting democrat by the end of this century."

 

[ChrisL]

Your argument makes no sense, though. If they wanted to lie about their motives, why would they not say that the white kid called them a racist name? That's a significantly more likely lie than "He told on me for dealing drugs", don't you think?

Because they're idiots? :shrug: It certainly wouldn't be among the most stupid things that criminals seem to do on a frequent basis.

 

[Slyfox696]

So, the intellectual gelding returns.

How about if you make your daddy proud for a change and sound off like you got a pair? There's no rule that says you have to be a coward your whole life.


One more time:

Do you really believe that, had the racial composition been reversed in this incident, CNN would have presented the story in the same exact way?

YES or NO?

I've already answered this question multiple times. It's not my fault you ask a dishonest and irrelevant question. Ask a relevant question and you're more likely to get an answer you want. And phrasing it as you do is not only a dishonest and irrelevant question, it's also a fallacy known as bifurcation.

The fact of the matter is your entire position is utterly stupid. It doesn't matter what would have happened in a separate incident, what matters is what happened in THIS story. And this story, there was ZERO spin. It was a simple reporting of the facts. Whether or not CNN would have spun a hypothetical story if the races were different doesn't have anything to do with how this story was written.


If you can't get past your own racist tendencies, there's really no reason to continue to explain it to you.

Good...

The right thing to have done is to break that nonsense up regardless of a job (then again a job is like gold in this economy) however, a job is no excuse to let any of that crap happen...

Of course there is no such thing as an adult and a child any more in our society - they're/we're all children of government....

I'm only 33 and back when I was 10 or whatever the bus driver would have stopped the entire "robbery-fight" and the offending kids would have been punished and the driver would have felt pride in doing his job.... But welcome to "progressiveland 2012 USA" no more of that - 3 black kids robbing a white kid and an "adult" cant get involved....

****ing wonderful...

Change - Change we can believe in.

I'm one of the last of an era in US history where a teacher could grab you by your ear and drag you out of the classroom for talking **** (getting fresh) without getting sued....

I think you misunderstood me. Not unreasonable because I didn't really explain it.

I'm not defending the bus driver because the focus really shouldn't be on the bus driver. The focus should be on rules, laws and our sue happy society which put the driver in a place where there was zero good options for him. No matter what the driver did, he was not going to be in the right. It's ridiculous we have allowed society to reach the point where a driver cannot defend a child.

So when I say I'm not defending the bus driver, I say it only because I don't think the bus driver deserves the focus.

 

[Sig]

I've already answered this question multiple times.

No, you have DODGED the question multiple times, like an intellectual coward.

It's not my fault you ask a dishonest and irrelevant question. Ask a relevant question and you're more likely to get an answer you want.

When the topic of discussion is BIAS IN THE MEDIA (this is the topic of this forum, since you apparently forgot), the question is totally relevant.

And phrasing it as you do is not only a dishonest and irrelevant question, it's also a fallacy known as bifurcation.

I did not present you with a false dilemma. If you do not understand the fallacy of bifurcation, do us a both a favor, and try not to use it as a means of escaping a losing argument. It just makes you seem all the more pathetic.

The fact of the matter is your entire position is utterly stupid. It doesn't matter what would have happened in a separate incident,

WRONG!!!

(While holding you in a headlock and knocking on the top of your head)
"Hello!... Mr. Potato Head, is anybody home?"
​

It not only matters, IT IS CENTRAL TO THE POINT I AM MAKING!!!!.. namely, that had the racial composition been reversed, the story would have been reported very differently. THIS MATTERS!!!!

what matters is what happened in THIS story. And this story, there was ZERO spin. It was a simple reporting of the facts.

WRONG!!!

The spin is the taking of an issue that is tertiary to the incident, namely, the school's policy in regards to bus drivers intervening in physical altercations between students, and making it the primary focus of the story.

THIS IS SPIN, EVEN IF YOU LACK THE PERCEPTION AND INTELLIGENCE TO RECOGNIZE IT!!!

Now, you can argue all you want that in a colorblind world race would not ordinarily be a factor in reporting such an incident. However, we do not live in such a world, especially not now, in the wake of all the racial hoopla created by CNN, et al., regarding the death of one Trayvon Martin. This much should be painfully obvious to anyone not in a coma.

Whether or not CNN would have spun a hypothetical story if the races were different doesn't have anything to do with how this story was written.

OMG!!!.. It has everything to do with CNN (as well as other news media) using race as a tool to promote a particular sociopolitical agenda, and disregarding race when it does not promote the agenda. Why can't you understand this?

If you can't get past your own racist tendencies, there's really no reason to continue to explain it to you.

My racist tendencies?... Since when does recognizing insidious racial bias in news media make anyone a racist? Are you insane?

 

[Un biased]

This is about drugs not race besids the bus driver was 64 with 2 boys who are al ready on a prevention from dropping out . Maybe if the bus driver was younger perhaps in his 30 or 40 then it would be on the bus driver .

 

[windowdressing]

When a group of black kids beat up a kid, the kid is usually black. When a group of white kids do it, the kid is usually white. But once in a while, the beating is of someone of a different race. When that happens, is it always racially motivated? No, of course not? Is it racially motivated sometimes? Of course it is. Do we always know when it is? No. When three kids beat up another kid and the bus driver doesn't stop it, report that three kids beat up another kid and the bus driver watched, unless you have some very good evidence that race was a factor. In that case, introduce race into the story.

 

[Slyfox696]

No, you have DODGED the question multiple times, like an intellectual coward.

You want a specific answer. You are not getting the specific answer you desire. Me not answering it the way you want doesn't make me an "intellectual coward", it just suggests childishness on your part to not accept the fact there are more answers than the two options you provide.

When the topic of discussion is BIAS IN THE MEDIA (this is the topic of this forum, since you apparently forgot), the question is totally relevant.

Except that was not the topic of the discussion. The topic of this thread was your assertion that CNN was spinning this story in a racial manner. I proved you wrong and now you're throwing a tantrum.

I did not present you with a false dilemma. If you do not understand the fallacy of bifurcation, do us a both a favor, and try not to use it as a means of escaping a losing argument. It just makes you seem all the more pathetic.

Uhh...what? You demand a yes or no answer to a question which has more than one alternative answer. By the very definition of the fallacy, you are doing it. I very much understand fallacies. The fact you are throwing a tantrum has nothing to do with your ridiculous question.

WRONG!!!

No, it's not wrong.

It not only matters, IT IS CENTRAL TO THE POINT I AM MAKING!!!!.. namely, that had the racial composition been reversed, the story would have been reported very differently. THIS MATTERS!!!!

No, it doesn't because that was NOT the point you were trying to make. You claimed CNN spun this story, simply be reporting facts. It was a stupid assertion. What CNN does/did to other stories is irrelevant to what they did to THIS story, and we're simply talking about this story.

One has to be an incredible racist to think NOT reporting race when race isn't a factor is spinning a story racially.

WRONG!!!

The spin is the taking of an issue that is tertiary to the incident, namely, the school's policy in regards to bus drivers intervening in physical altercations between students, and making it the primary focus of the story.

:lamo

A child was beaten mercilessly while an adult looked on, unable to stop it. You don't think that's important? I am literally at my wit's end to figure out how reporting an absolutely wretched attack not being stopped is not more important than discussing race in a situation which had nothing to do with race.

THIS IS SPIN, EVEN IF YOU LACK THE PERCEPTION AND INTELLIGENCE TO RECOGNIZE IT!!!

Only in the mind of a racist would not commenting on race when race wasn't a factor would this be considered spin.

Now, you can argue all you want that in a colorblind world race would not ordinarily be a factor in reporting such an incident. However, we do not live in such a world, especially not now, in the wake of all the racial hoopla created by CNN, et al., regarding the death of one Trayvon Martin. This much should be painfully obvious to anyone not in a coma.

And CNN was wrong to turn that into a racial issue. They did so to sell copies. I've said that many times, in this thread even.

But what's stupid is that now you want them to do the EXACT same thing you seem so outraged they did before, because this time it's YOUR race which was the victim. Your posts very much suggest gross hypocrisy and racism. This is you, "I hate that they turn Trayvon into a racial issue...now why the hell aren't they making this a racial issue! Damn spinning media!"

Your entire position on this topic is utterly absurd, not to mention hypocritical. Do both of us a favor, put down the bold formatting and simply step away from your keyboard.

OMG!!!.. It has everything to do with CNN (as well as other news media) using race as a tool to promote a particular sociopolitical agenda, and disregarding race when it does not promote the agenda. Why can't you understand this?

BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT A RACIAL ATTACK! THIS WAS A DRUG RELATED ATTACK!

I posted in all capitals so maybe it'll actually get through to you. It was literally in the article to which you linked. This was about telling authorities about being approached for drugs. This was not about race. Your entire premise holds no water, at least when it comes to this story.

Did CNN sell Trayvon Martin as a racial story to further their agenda (which, by the way, their agenda is to make money, nothing more sinister as you seem to imply)? Yes, absolutely they did, I said that long ago. But they were wrong to do so, we both seem to agree on that. The difference is you now wish to make a hypocrite out of yourself by demanding CNN also turn THIS into a racial story, when they would be wrong to do so. Your entire position is asinine.

My racist tendencies?

Yes. You are outraged people don't condemn the black kids. You don't want people to condemn someone who looked white (Zimmerman) but you want them to condemn the black children. I'd call that racism.

 

[Sig]

You want a specific answer. You are not getting the specific answer you desire. Me not answering it the way you want doesn't make me an "intellectual coward", it just suggests childishness on your part to not accept the fact there are more answers than the two options you provide.

All that was asked from you was a simple "yes" or "no" answer. I made the question simple because you are apparently simple. Now, all you need to do is choose "yes" or "no." I assure you that you have the freedom to choose either answer.

Except that was not the topic of the discussion. The topic of this thread was your assertion that CNN was spinning this story in a racial manner. I proved you wrong and now you're throwing a tantrum.

No, my assertion was (and remains) that CNN spun the story in such a way as to make the focus of the story an apology for the bus driver's failure to come to the assistance of the student getting pummeled, to wit, the school's policy toward bus drivers intervening in physical altercations; which CNN would not have done, had the racial composition of the incident been reversed. Thus, CNN was spinning the story in a conspicuously non-racial manner according to the dictates of an apparently racially biased policy which insists on reporting interracial crime one way when the victim is black, and another way when the victim is white.

Uhh...what? You demand a yes or no answer to a question which has more than one alternative answer. By the very definition of the fallacy, you are doing it. I very much understand fallacies. The fact you are throwing a tantrum has nothing to do with your ridiculous question.

Uhhh... no. You apparently do not understand the fallacy of bifurcation. I did not present you with a false dilemma, which is what the fallacy of bifurcation requires. Do you even know what a false dilemma is?

No, it doesn't because that was NOT the point you were trying to make. You claimed CNN spun this story, simply be reporting facts. It was a stupid assertion. What CNN does/did to other stories is irrelevant to what they did to THIS story, and we're simply talking about this story.

Apparently, you cannot even comprehend the gist of what I am saying. Now, I feel a need to apologize. All this time, I thought you were being intellectually pusillanimous and deliberately obtuse when the truth of the matter is that you really are a moron.

One has to be an incredible racist to think NOT reporting race when race isn't a factor is spinning a story racially.

:lamo Now that is funny.

A child was beaten mercilessly while an adult looked on, unable to stop it. You don't think that's important? I am literally at my wit's end to figure out how reporting an absolutely wretched attack not being stopped is not more important than discussing race in a situation which had nothing to do with race.

It is racist because CNN would never have reported the story from this angle if the racial composition was reversed. Since you are apparently either not very bright or not very familiar with the dynamics of race in news reporting at CNN and other national news outlets, you are just going to have to take my word for it.

Only in the mind of a racist would not commenting on race when race wasn't a factor would this be considered spin.

How can you be so certain that race wasn't a factor? It could very well be the case that the whole time these black kids were beating up on the white kid they were calling him "cracker" or "honky" or "white boy" etc.. It could very well be the case that a black kid also snitched on them for selling drugs but they chose to beat upon the white kid because he is white. Indeed, this could have been a very blatant race crime and CNN chose to completely omit that aspect of the incident because it would not be in keeping with its double standard for the reporting of interracial crime.

And CNN was wrong to turn that into a racial issue. They did so to sell copies. I've said that many times, in this thread even.

Yes, they were wrong to turn the Zimmerman-Martin incident into a racial issue, but they did it just the same "to sell copies." Funny thing is, they could have turned this latest Florida incident into a racial issue "to sell copies" but they chose not to, at the risk of both their profit margin and their claim of being "the most trusted name in news" (since this does indeed make CNN appear racially biased in the wake of the Zimmerman controversy).

But what's stupid is that now you want them to do the EXACT same thing you seem so outraged they did before, because this time it's YOUR race which was the victim. Your posts very much suggest gross hypocrisy and racism. This is you, "I hate that they turn Trayvon into a racial issue...now why the hell aren't they making this a racial issue! Damn spinning media!"

No, what is stupid. Indeed, what is damn annoying, are people like you with their head in the sand, insisting that they don't see a problem, and then calling those who do see the problem "hypocrites." I never said I wanted CNN to turn every instance of interracial crime into a full-blown, high-profile, hate crime news story. However, I am protesting their peculiar habit of doing so whenever the victim is black. I don't think this makes me a "hypocrite."

 

[CaptainCourtesy]

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