Wouldn’t ethical journalism mean letting the family give you a photo and just say this is a photo from the family?

When you hear those gunshots at a shooting range, do you then assume that a car nearby (that you cannot see into) must be the source, and must be shot at?

Good points, but also who cares what it sounded like. When you look at the car, and dont see a gun...keep looking. When it starts backing up, have the basic sense to know that reverse gear does not mean “I am armed”

“Race is only a problem in this country to those who make it an issue. Namely those who can benefit from it by trying to find ways that they can make any incident have a racial lean to it.” 

THIS totally.

Also, why would the media use any other photo than the one the family provided? I mean they are grieving for god’s sake, don’t they get to choose how he is seen?

How do we know that it is not factually accurate? Is it the victim? If so then it is factually accurate. If it is of him a few years younger, and we cannot honestly say it is, how is it relevant? Even the police don’t think the kid was a criminal, so what is the big deal? Personally I am just glad that we did not see…

I do understand your position, but I think you may be conflating Raging in your face racism with the more subtle expression of racism that is usually involved.

Another point here, is why a report of teens drinking even results in gunplay. And why are the cops saying they heard gunshots, but not addressing whether or not they found a shooter.

“There is no one in this world who wakes up thinking (minus like a couple actual psychopaths)“

Officers heard gunshots so obviously everyone everywhere should be treated like the source of the gunshots?

??? Well it could be an old photo, but I could be a new one. It seems perfectly plausible that that is a fifteen year old.

All true, and because of privilege he is blind to that privilege, but we at least see the beginnings of him learning something.

I understand that impulse, but you have to admit that by doing so, nothing will change. Yes it should never be the duty of the oppressed to educate their oppressors, but the oppressors are not going to educate themselves.

Hmmmm. Some thoughts of mine.

I am sympathetic to you and McGorry. I am a white male awash in undeserved privilege and strive to be an ally, but like everyone else I am flawed and can still make a misstep out of privilege or bias and not know until I am educated. And I am always coming to terms with the reality that while I can empathize I can…

Ok. I am googling that now.

I’m going to back him on this. If you start out blue collar, even after success you do not feel like one of the rich folks. That said, thinking that Hollywood doesn’t tell the stories of that demographic is what makes him a ding dong. My bet is that this is a guy who is uncomfortable talking about politics and social…

Sorry. that should read. The only problem with this case was the sentence. Ugh. The verdict was fine. He totally did it.

The attorneys are doing their jobs I suppose, but there was no chance that an appeals court would buy this. To be overturned for ineffective counsel, you have to show 1> that the attorneys screwed up badly and 2> that the screw up was so bad that it likely would have resulted in a different verdict. First of all, its…