Why isn't the media covering the killing of an unarmed white youth by a black police officer?

The case of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black teenager shot and killed by a white police officer, continues to make headlines weeks after the incident sparked riots and outrage in Ferguson, Missouri, and prompted a national debate.

Meanwhile, the case of Dillon Taylor, a white 20-year-old shot and killed by a black policeman outside a 7-Eleven in Utah has received virtually no media coverage beyond local news reports. His brother, who was with him at the 7-Eleven, says Taylor was unarmed.

The negligible coverage of the Taylor case by the mainstream media prompted many conservative critics to address the racial double standard. The Washington Times reports: "Talk-show host Rush Limbaugh blamed the discrepancy between the two cases on 'the liberal world view' that portrays whites as oppressors and blacks as victims."

The Times noted that CNN news host Jake Tapper acknowledged the discrepancy between the two cases, and noted that "the press often undercovers such topics as inner-city violence and the high rates of black-on-black crime."

According to Tapper, though, the Brown case is more newsworthy because of the national reaction it sparked, though some question whether the excessive media coverage of the violent protests actually served to fuel them.

mostly, context within the community and their history with the police

and the nature of the people at the protests

and the mistreatment of some journalists trying to cover the protests,,,

all these lead to a nationally 'newsworthy' story,,,


but this topic was already covered here

http://mingle2.com/topic/408960

really? can it be this difficult to understand?

was she killed by an OFFICER of the law? was she gunned down by an OFFICER OF THE LAW?

were these boys protected and praised in the media afterwards?


are people REALLY THIS BLIND to the differences between 'everyday' crime and things like officers shooting unarmed citizens?
or officers performing racial profiling?

we are talking about criminals doing criminal acts and being TREATED LIKE CRIMINALS and comparing that to OFFICERS being treated only like victims or heros while their victims are sure to have their character thoroughly examined,,,


there is no such thing as EQUAL coverage because too much crime is happening all over the country every minute,,,

but there is such a thing as an expectation that police will not behave the same as other 'criminals',,,,,nee

that they will behave BETTER than,,,,

There is a lot of facts, but its hard to find them underneath the mountain of opinion, allegation, and spin.

thanx to liberal AND conservative media

after all, fox started spreading the 'orbital socket' factoid,,,

I don't recall Sharpton stating much more than the FACT

that an armed officer shot an UNARMED TEEN

all of that is a FACT BASED STATEMENT,,,

If it was alleged just an unarmed teen then why did Sharpton go there ?

oh, have no doubt that at THIS event, in THIS community, the racial dynamic plays a part in the civil rights aspect regarding the community and police relations

and civil rights is where Sharpton has built his career


but its by no means the ONLY things Sharpton gets involved with,,,

Why do only black communities have "racial dynamics" and poor "police relations"? Perhaps these communities should look at their own racial dynamics before screaming racism.

study history a bit,,,,

hint: find white communities that are POLICED by black people,,for those 'racial dynamics' in their police relations,,,

hint: It's not 'racial dynamics' or police relations.

This is a black problem. Blacks and black communities need to realize where and what their real problems are and stop blaming whitey. Blacks need to get a check on their own racism.