Black on White crime vs. White/Hispanic on Black crime - Media coverage difference

Recently; two major homicides have occurred;

The first is a White/Hispanic man who shot and killed a young Black teenager.

http://ed.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/...illed-for-being-suspicious-while-buying-candy

The second is a home invasion where a White elderly woman was brutally raped and beat to death and her husband was shot in the face with a BB gun.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-ends-65-year-romance-meeting-blind-date.html

Now, my question is, why is there such a major difference in media coverage?

We have protests, national outcry and even the department of justice getting involved in the White/Hispanic on Black crime, yet there is almost no media coverage at all on the Black on White crime?

The media in this country and the race baiters (such as Al Sharpton) are only fueling the fire to this race war... this needs to stop.

 

One big difference is one murderer is at home enjoying life while the other is locked up. Both deserve life in prison and never see the street again.

 

id say thats about 99% of it right there....seems obvious

 

I'm pretty sure that's it. The murderer got off scot free (so far) in one case and in the other were arrested and await trial.

The latter is common, but the former is atypical. The news highlights unusual circumstances....that probably what accounts for the relative difference in coverage.

 

We all know that he will not get off scott free. And if the laws of the state allow him to do so, not sure why people would be outraged. Nobody forced that family to to go Florida, they went on their own free will.

Even more so, if people are outraged with the laws and their consequences then PROTEST THAT, not that the boy killed happened to be Black.

And to add to that; would Al Sharpton and the DOJ be involved if this was a White on White shooting? Be honest in your answer.

 

So you believe if Zimmerman was sitting in jail right now, there wouldn't be a global discussion on this situation? Get real. This made the news because it was a non-black shooting a black. The white family who was slaughered will not make headlines anywhere simply because of their race and the race of the perp. This double standard is what is obvious to anybody with a brain that hasn't already rotted away from political correctness.

 

Precisely.

The fact that the shooter in one case hasn't been taken into custody yet is just their smoke screen.

 

I do. I think a major element of the story and why it has legs is that there is that justice has not been done.

Even if the guy is eventually found completely innocent of charges it has yet to be determined. The fact that the guy who shot the kid was never arrested or charged and is still as free as a bird definitely adds drama to the case.

If the guy was arrested and went to jail, there is no way this story would have gone on for a month like this.

 

Justice takes time, look how long it takes for someone on death row to be put to death. The DA and the police will do what is necessary to bring the proper charges against the man if they believe that he can successfully be prosecuted. All the race baiting is doing nothing positive for this country and only makes people like myself angry. Would there be equal outrage if the races in this case were reversed? OF COURSE NOT.

 

The murderer in one is in jail? While the other....

 

There are different laws in different states. Nobody forced the family to go to Florida, they went on their own free will. The case will be prosecuted accordingly.

According to all of you, this man is guilty before innocent. That is not how the law works. The DA and the police will prosecute this case according to the laws of their state.

If you have a problem with the state laws, then protest THAT.

 

no it made the news because the guy was just sent home.

denying reality doesnt change it.

 

It didn't make major news until the complaints about the shooter not being arrested. The actual shooting itself wasn't heavily covered.

Race is clearly a factor, though as much because many people believe that, had the boy been white, Zimmerman wouldn't have been suspicious of him in the first place. It isn't major news because the victim was black, it's major news because of the alleged racism and perceived acceptance of it by authorities.

Slightly flawed on the basis that it made headlines in a UK "news"paper (abliet, not a very good one). I don't think race is a factor in this not being major news but the fact that it's a clear-cut case with a prime suspect in custody.

There are well over 10,000 homicides in the USA every year so the vast majority barely make local news, let alone national attention. The fact you (and especially I) have heard of these cases puts them both above the norm.

 

we dont all know that...so far that appears to be the case. no murder investigation occured....and its been how long?

Sharpton no....DOJ probably

 

takes even longer if you never even investigate the crime to begin with

 

But But But ... Mommy Mommy Mommy ... Johny did it tooooooooo

 

Can you provide a case where a black an shot someone and was patted on the back and sent home. And so far I have not seen one person claim the murderer of the older white was acting in self defence.

 

This was one of the worst bruttle rapes and murders that I had ever read. But It seems like it was hid from the press or never got the attention peope thought it should have

http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/newsom.asp

 

Please don't hold your breath ...

 

Snoops ... aaaa ... you mean you weren't Outraged and knew already?

 

That was a disgusting crime as well. On the same level as this one. What they both have in common is that the liberal mainstream media is not interested in reporting crimes like this, since the criminals are black and the victims were white.

 

or perhaps since the "criminals" were not simply sent home and defended by righties as heros

 

lol if I had a dollar for ever righty who posted a snopes link that contradicts their claims....

However, the notion that every major news outlet in the U.S. (all of them competitive, profit-making businesses) conspired to ignore what would otherwise have been a compelling national story is rather implausible. A more rational explanation might be found in the sober observation that murders ; even decidedly horrific murders; are unfortunately too frequent an occurrence in the U.S. for all of them to garner national attention. The cases that do tend to attract prolonged, nationwide coverage are ones exhibiting a combination of factors (e.g., scandal, mystery, sexual elements, celebrity involvement, shockingly large numbers of deaths, victims who especially elicit sympathy) that make them particularly fascinating and compelling to the public at large, such as the still-unsolved murder of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey</A>, the mysterious disappearance (and death) of pregnant <>Laci Peterson</A>, the massacre of 32 students and faculty at < and the celebrity trial to determine whether actress Lana Clarkson committed suicide or was killed by reclusive record producer <>Phil Spector</A>.

 

I'm sure those criminals are defended as heroes by quite a few blacks out there. Shabazz and his ilk probably get sexually aroused when they read what happened to Newsom and Christian.

 

well let us know when you get back to reality and not your own hallucinations