Anyone who tuned in to the MSM in the last couple days has probably seen the story about the 3 kids in Florida that beat a homeless guy to death. It’s a mildly interesting story, made more so by some security video of the act, but I can’t help but think it’s getting more coverage than it should because of the racial dynamic involved - white kids viciously beat black guy. TV news hasn’t hesitated to plaster mugshots of the kids (including the one under 18) on the screen.
It’s news, surely. But national news? On Google News right now there are 1100 stories related to the beating. By comparison, there are 450 related to oil prices being at a 3 month high, 500 related to the condition of hospitalized former President Ford, 550 related to the supreme court upholding Oregon’s euthanasia law, and 750 related to the Alito hearings. I can’t help but think that if the racial situation were different this would just be a local story.
