Why was this story not national news? Would it have been if the races had been reversed?

Question

On Halloween night in Long Beach, California, three white girls went to a haunted house in a predominantly black area of town. On their way to the haunted house, a group of black males began to taunt them with sexist language and kept saying "are you down with it?" while grabbing their crotches. The white girls didn't know what the blacks meant by this and were a little frightened by their rude and sexist behavior, so they ignored them and went into the haunted house.

After leaving the haunted house, they began to make their way back to their car. They were then attacked by between 20 to 30 blacks, both male and female. According to the victims and all the witnesses, the blacks were shouting "we hate white people" and "f*ck whitey" while they brutally beat the three white girls. One of the girls was knocked unconscious during the assalt, but the attackers continued to punch and kick her motionless body, an they also repeatedly hit her over the head with a skateboard.

One of the victims recieved 12 fractured bones in her face and likely will be permanently blind in one eye.

This event has not been reported on in the national media. It was only covered by the local news media. The LA Times didn't even report on the story.
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So, I have two questions.

1. Why was this story not reported in the national media?

2. If 20 to 30 whites had attacked three black girls in the same brutal way while shouting "we hate blacks" and "f*ck *******", do you think the national news media would have covered it?
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Here is a link to the story

http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_460...

Sorry, the first link to the story doesn't work. This link should work.

http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_4602384

Answer 1

Well, it's not really news because the blacks were oppressed for so long, they're justified in this behavior, you see. I know the poor white girls never owned slaves and their ancestors probably never did either, but that's just how it is. ALL whites are guilty of putting blacks through ALL their misery and misfortune.... so, therefore, all whites should be beaten and made to make restitution whether it be to give blacks a job they can't do well or give them welfare money they didn't earn. At least this is the impression one gets from our liberal media. Particularly our own Sacramento Bee.

Now if the races were reversed, it would probably have made national news and been all the rage on talk shows for the next decade. It probably would have eclipsed the Columbine tragedy.

Answer 2

Answers:

1) You have to remember that the media for the most part is liberal. They do not want to away from their image of not being racially bias.

2) By most accounts they will tell you that the girls are at fault for being in a black community.

3) Then there is the argument that white people today are still oppressing not only blacks but all other races as well.

4) That is why whites are also the last on the hiring list for local, state and federal jobs. So all of the minorities (including those who can not speak English) are hired first.

So, either way you look at this it will be the white peoples fault and that is why it did not make the news.
For those that say I am being a racist. Well, the race I would like to be consider a part of is the "Human Race".

By the way I remember reading an interview of Morgan Freeman and part of it went kind of like this. "If we (USA) would stop calling ourselves African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, European Americans, Native Americans etc.... and just call ourselves Americans. We would be much better off."

Can I get an "AMEN!!!!"

Answer 3

The answer to this question is obvious. There are billions of cases that are never reported. its not just a white issue here. this may possibly be the first incident that wasnt reported in the national press. But this happens all the time.

I feel for the victims in question here. but when was news really about people of our non celebrity life?

People are far more concnered about what celebrities are doing and what they have bought. News has changed rapidly, as explained in recent media books and those that date back to the 50's. if you check, you will see this.

There are also many ethnics that come face to face with opposition (White youths) and are beaten up badly, and this is not reported. Society has to come together to make this change happen and justify what news really is.


We constantly hear about war and religion conflict. as the governement likes to deter our attention from what also really matters to our local and national communities.

The governments winning and nothing is being done about it.

Leading me to my conclusion. its a sad state that our world is in; someone/org needs to readdress the media

Answer 4

Reverse Discrimination is the answer.

You are right if the races had been reversed not only would it have been on news but there would have been speeches by all kinds of celebities and statesmen saying we needed to stop racism and live together in peace.

Since they were white..they don't count as far as the country and media see it and according to the media and society in this day and age any harm done to a white is justified based on actions that are hundreds of years old.

The fact that THIS was not all over news like MIchael Richard's little rant makes me sick.

It is BS like this that will keep racism alive and well in America for generations to come

Answer 5

That's ****** up. But since when has the media ever given a sh!t. They chose what goes on air based on how many people will tune in at 10 so their commercial slots will be worth more. Their greed has been covering the ***' of guilty millions for as long as anyone cares to remember.

Answer 6

If thirty white kids would have attacked three black girls, the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton would have SEEN to it that it received national coverage by the conservative-biased media.
We "white folks" don't have the radical leaders eager to exploit the media when it involves an issue of racism. -RKO-

Answer 7

I did not hear such incidence before. The division in the beginning has started showing its ugly face. It is not wise at this stage to think for an alternative approach or hatred on the other race but to put wisely the inbuilt sense on the part of administrators so that such incidence is not reported again. Let them understand that hate gives birth to hate.
They have not heard as yet the phrase that has been played time and again -
Millennium Call - Humanity For All.
Regards

Answer 8

Did the girls not know that they were in a Black Neighborhood?
If they knew, then they should never have gone there, especially not at night. One wonders what exactly motivated the white girls to go there - certainly not just to go into a haunted house - there may be more to this story.