Wheeling Jesuit lacrosse player beaten to death

BenPoquette · Sep 3, 2013

Dick Whitman said:

BenPoquette said:

Dick Whitman said:

BenPoquette said:

tapintoamerica said:

Of course they mentioned the race of the assailants. They're on the loose. The description is offered to aid in their capture. Same as it should be for any such case.
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I completely agree.
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Then why did you post this, as if it had any relevance?

It was mentioned early and often on the Australian baseball player thread that suspect at large is the commonly accepted exception to the general rule. I even linked to the AP Stylebook entry stating as much.
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Dick, as I explained, it looked odd to me. Nothing illicit or nefarious...just mentioning how it looked odd and out of place.
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I don't understand what was odd or out of place about it. What you actually said was: "(T)he journalist felt it necessary to mention the assailants were white." Indeed, he did. Because they were on the loose. What is odd or out of place about a mention, in that case? It is precisely the situation in which race is mentioned in a first-day story, as was indicated multiple times on the Australian baseball player thread.
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Hey Dick, thanks for letting me know what I should think looks odd or out of place. Next time I will check with you, the all-knowing sage or normalcy and propriety.

Dick Whitman · Sep 3, 2013

BenPoquette said:

Dick Whitman said:

BenPoquette said:

Dick Whitman said:

BenPoquette said:

tapintoamerica said:

Of course they mentioned the race of the assailants. They're on the loose. The description is offered to aid in their capture. Same as it should be for any such case.
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I completely agree.
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Then why did you post this, as if it had any relevance?

It was mentioned early and often on the Australian baseball player thread that suspect at large is the commonly accepted exception to the general rule. I even linked to the AP Stylebook entry stating as much.
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Dick, as I explained, it looked odd to me. Nothing illicit or nefarious...just mentioning how it looked odd and out of place.
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I don't understand what was odd or out of place about it. What you actually said was: "(T)he journalist felt it necessary to mention the assailants were white." Indeed, he did. Because they were on the loose. What is odd or out of place about a mention, in that case? It is precisely the situation in which race is mentioned in a first-day story, as was indicated multiple times on the Australian baseball player thread.
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Hey Dick, thanks for letting me know what I should think looks odd or out of place. Next time I will check with you, the all-knowing sage or normalcy and propriety.
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I'm just asking why you think it looks odd or out of place, particularly since you said that you felt that way in lieu of the other thread, in which it was explained several times that suspects at large are frequently identified by their race.

Starman · Sep 3, 2013

MisterCreosote said:

We also learned from that thread that the media portrays minorities innocently and vilifies everyone else, especially white people, as part of The Narrative™. So, again, nothing odd or out of place about it.
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Ah yes the butthurt returns.

As usual, they are Concerned, VERY CONCERNED, that somewhere in America Tonight, Some Dark Person Is Getting Away With Something.

Greenhorn · Sep 3, 2013

Starman said:

MisterCreosote said:

We also learned from that thread that the media portrays minorities innocently and vilifies everyone else, especially white people, as part of The Narrative™. So, again, nothing odd or out of place about it.
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Ah yes the butthurt returns.

As usual, they are Concerned, VERY CONCERNED, that somewhere in America Tonight, Some Dark Person Is Getting Away With Something.
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I heard that is exactly the lesson the Lee Atwater chair in media studies at Bob Jones University likes to impart on day one in all the courses in the department.

Mark2010 · Sep 3, 2013

BenPoquette said:

Mark2010 said:

Just curious..... when you write a sports story involving players of different races, do you identify their races?
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No. Never crossed my mind to do so.
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I never have, either, sports or news.

BenPoquette · Sep 4, 2013

Dick Whitman said:

BenPoquette said:

Dick Whitman said:

BenPoquette said:

Dick Whitman said:

BenPoquette said:

tapintoamerica said:

Of course they mentioned the race of the assailants. They're on the loose. The description is offered to aid in their capture. Same as it should be for any such case.
Click to expand...

I completely agree.
Click to expand...

Then why did you post this, as if it had any relevance?

It was mentioned early and often on the Australian baseball player thread that suspect at large is the commonly accepted exception to the general rule. I even linked to the AP Stylebook entry stating as much.
Click to expand...

Dick, as I explained, it looked odd to me. Nothing illicit or nefarious...just mentioning how it looked odd and out of place.
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I don't understand what was odd or out of place about it. What you actually said was: "(T)he journalist felt it necessary to mention the assailants were white." Indeed, he did. Because they were on the loose. What is odd or out of place about a mention, in that case? It is precisely the situation in which race is mentioned in a first-day story, as was indicated multiple times on the Australian baseball player thread.
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Hey Dick, thanks for letting me know what I should think looks odd or out of place. Next time I will check with you, the all-knowing sage or normalcy and propriety.
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I'm just asking why you think it looks odd or out of place, particularly since you said that you felt that way in lieu of the other thread, in which it was explained several times that suspects at large are frequently identified by their race.
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Because usually it is as part of a more detailed description, for instance: the assailant is nearly six feet tall with a medium build and short brown hair. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, jeans and a brown hat.

Instead we know this guy was white. Period. Just looked strange to me...either lazy reporting or an incomplete description.

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