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by dihappy
Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:16 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Why is race indicated on criminal related posts?
Replies: 55
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Re: Why is race indicated on criminal related posts?

Rockrz wrote:
BigBlueDodge wrote:I noticed a disturbing trend. I have read many postings that discuss a news event, or situation that occurred to the post, and the race is always pointed out of the attackers.
What other adjectives would you have one use to describe a criminal???

"A human person robbed the bank at 5th & Main Street today"

Like, duh! What did the person look like???
Was he white, black, brown, yellow...that's part of a person's description.

Sorry, but you can't get around that.

rm9792 wrote:Read the newspaper, it is rarely ever mentioned. When you dig deeper you do find a trend in certain areas of town, not being racist, simple facts. Reporters go out of their way to not mention race and especially ignore it if they are illegals.
And, that's part of the problem...ignoring the facts just cause it might hurt someone's feelings.
Dude, are you serious? As if an African American must always be dark skinned, or a "Mexican" brown.
I know a few "mexicans" who are "whiter" than some "anglo" Americans. And describing them as "Mexican" would do nothing in describing their physical looks.

And no one says, a "brown" male assaulted a womam. I can imagine that i could easily confuse you by saying something like "A Latin male..." and you would probably have a "brown" male in mind, when in fact i could very well be describing a very dark skinned Cuban guy.

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