Racial Equallity Part 2?

Question

Ok, Why is it, When A white guy is killed outside a nightclub, Its only on the news for a few days(and thats local news), but when A black person or asian is killed in the same way, It gets FULL NEWS COVERAGE, COURT CASES 6 YEARS AFTER IT HAPPENED, AND IS ALWAYS A RACE ATTACK

This happened to my friend a few years ago, He was attacked By 3 people. 1 Asian and 2 Blacks, His killers have still not been found(by the police), and It was on the local news for 3 days, not 1 time on national news,

But when A black, or asian guy gets stabbed or killed(damelola taylor) its Still on the bloody news 6 YEARS ON

But When

Answer 1

If you all your information from the news, the only people you'd think ever go missing or are abducted are white blonde women.

I've also never heard of that chick.

Answer 2

It hurts me…the level of racism actually hurts me.

Tiuliucci got it right. The fact is that whites have brutalized other ethinic groups for centuries but we like to think that we’ve risen above that now. So when a black/asian person dies at the hands of a white person, even if it wasn’t racially motivated it still has many chilling conations and reminds us of a gruesome history. Then we log on to Yahoo answers and realise that the racism isn’t history at all.

Whiteywhite is a self confessed racist. Mr “Blacks and Asians have vastly greater rights in this country than do ordinary white people” Rowdyyate? Sorry, what now? Just this summer statistics were released that showed black people were 7 times as likely to be stopped by police than whites in the UK. And Siany warny, who has had enough of the Stephen Lawrence case. That was in the news because it WAS a race hate crime, that was never brought to justice due to corruption and racism in the police force. And we do have a very good idea of what happened and won’t drop the case, because the racist and corrupt police, and the actually killers, are still free.

How many of you are there that think like this?

Answer 3

Only so-called "newsworthy" stories (ie extraordinarily disgusting, tragic or depraved) get prolonged, national media attention. The reason Damelola Taylor's murder received so much coverage was because he was a child, thereby making the crime even more upsetting. However, there are news reports of the murders of people of all nationalities and races, not just black or Asian people.

I'm very sorry to hear about your friend and I'm also sorry that this sort of thing happens regularly enough for it not to warrant national coverage but there are plenty of murders we never hear about regardless of the colour of the victim's skin.

Answer 4

I am sorry about your friend.

But the truth is, the media is more concerned about whites than minorities. Whenever a white girl is kidnapped or missing or a miniorty kills a white person (in most cases not yours) the US media goes crazy, while if a minority goes missing, there is very small media coverage. You can look this up and find it to be true. Elizabeth Smart for instance. There were two other girls (both black) that were missing/kidnapped at the same time but no one knew because the media coverage was poor. One of the girls actually escaped on her own by chewing her way out of her ropes that were keeping her bound!

I am sorry about what happened to your friend, and his situation is different and you are right but, you are feeling what many many many minorities are feeling all the time.

Take care.

Answer 5

What country are you living in? It's surely not the USA where the national news media are still going on about little white, blond Jon Bennet Ramsey 5 or so years after her death. Where CNN spent weeks running after that Natalie Holloway death story because "America" cared so much about her because she, too, was white and blond. At least your friend's tragic death made the local news for 3 days. That's a heck of a lot more exposure than the deaths of many a black teen merits in the US of A.

Answer 6

I think a better example of this is Stephen Lawrence(OK enough already, we will never know what happened). The damelola case was highlighted more,because it was kids, killing kids.
I agree with you, but this is the medias fault, and views, not society. I have an Asian friend, her brother was beaten to within an inch of his life. This was all over the news, because white guys had done it.BUT, what they did fail to mention, was that her brother had been dealing drugs to someone the white guys knew(needless to say, she doesn't have anything to do with him anymore). Just don't believe everything you see on the news. Sorry about your friend XX.

Answer 7

Never heard of the Damelola Taylor matter, and I live in NYC. To best answer your question, research Project/Operation Mockingbird. That was when the USG and media corps in America combined forces. Racism, sexism, homophobia, flag burning, politics, stock market, all of these are tools of distraction, to keep the attention away from the misdeeds of those in power. The formerly-free press (media) of America have catered to the rich, elite USG and no longer inform the masses, they attempt to think for the citizenry. You are getting caught up in the intimate details that don't matter. All white on black crime in NYC is called a "hate crime", yet have a group of blacks beat up two white girls, and it's simple assault. Yet, until recently, you would receive a 15 year sentence for felony crack possession, and 3-6 for cocaine possession. DISTRACTIONS, nothing more. Fact is, the majority in this country are working class and poor. No matter the color, religion, creed or culture, we are all struggling to make ends meet, while the top 7% share 93% of the wealth. Hence, the USG keeps us divided, instead of us combining in numbers to oust the greedy, corrupt and intept retards. Sorry for the tangent, but you seem to be stuck on the distractions.

Answer 8

I agree that a bigger deal is made. Its the same if someone is gay and attacked- you hear much more about it than if they aren't and it's always a "hate crime". Everyone should be treated the same- I think they shouldn't even ask for your race or gender in a job application. You can thank the Gov for that- oh and Jesse Jackson. Too bad someone shot MLK instead of JJ. At least MLK practiced peace and equality for everyone. Nothing wrong with EQUAL standing, but to want to be better than someone else, whatever your color- is prejudice.

Answer 9

Because they have to draw attention to it and make it a bigger issue than if it was a white person. Because they're ethnic minorities they assume racism and assume that they won't get the coverage because they're the minority. They feel they have to shout twice as loud to make themselves heard.
It's true there are despicable acts committed by white people against black or asian people, but there is equal blame the other way. Plenty of ethnic minority people are thugs, just like loads of whites are. In the end, it doesn't matter what colour or religion someone is, if they're scum, they're scum, simple as that. And they should be dealt with in the same way, they should simply be taken into the street and shot.

Answer 10

You can thank slavery for that. If white people had not spent so much time abusing black people, it would not be more of an issue for a black person to be killed on the street.

Take care,
Troy

Answer 11

Sorry for your loss. Actually, black people feel the same way. When a little white girl has gone missing, it makes big headlines, but if was a black girl? yeah, you get my drift. I, honestly, think either way it goes, its wrong. Color shouldn't be as big of an issue as it is. And they say its getting better...