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Old 07-11-2015, 06:54 PM
 
Location: Planet Earth
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The Tuscaloosa News reported Ware was pursued by six police officers, including at least three white officers as well as a black officer and an Asian-America officer.



Okay, there was six officers, 3 white, one black, and an Asian officer? What was the race of the 6th one?

Why do news outlets feel the need to disclose the race of everyone involved?

Police say man dies after pepper sprayed during arrest in Alabama
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Old 07-11-2015, 07:23 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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Sells newspapers and creates unrest.
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Old 07-12-2015, 07:34 AM
 
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Very sad
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Old 07-12-2015, 08:03 AM
 
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Why do news outlets feel the need to disclose the race of everyone involved?
Because they know that will be the first question everyone asks.
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Old 07-12-2015, 08:20 AM
 
Location: LEAVING CD
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Default Isn't it funny....

That the story was written from the other side of the country (in Los Angeles) and not by a reporter that was actually on scene or even near it?
The slant of the article looks to me to be obvious, let's toss more gasoline on the fires of racial unrest and keep the meme that police are all racist murderers whenever a black person dies or is injured when in contact with police...
Forget about why they were there or that the suspect ran resisting arrest, nope all that matters is that a black person keeled over while being arrested by those evil cops.
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Old 07-12-2015, 08:45 AM
 
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The suspect was obese which may have contributed to his collapse. He was 5'6" and 230 with a lengthy criminal record.
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Old 07-12-2015, 08:50 AM
 
Location: Western Colorado
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Cliffnotes -

Police get call of a man with a gun
Police contact man, man runs
Police catch man, man resists
Police peppery spray man
Man dies

Too bad so sad. Guy was obese, who know what led to his death. Pepper spray is nothing.

Written by Yahoo News (seriousl?y) by someone in Los Angeles. Uh huh.
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Old 07-12-2015, 08:52 AM
 
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Why do news outlets feel the need to disclose the race of everyone involved?
Because they know that City-Data forum posters would demand that information?

Mick
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Old 07-12-2015, 08:54 AM
 
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Cliffnotes -

Police get call of a man with a gun
Police contact man, man runs
Police catch man, man resists
Police peppery spray man
Man dies

Too bad so sad. Guy was obese, who know what led to his death. Pepper spray is nothing.

Written by Yahoo News (seriousl?y) by someone in Los Angeles. Uh huh.
I just picture the six officers surround the fallen guy, shooting the pepper spray in unison like a circle jerk. Pepper spray, especially in large quantities, is no joke. Amen.

Mick
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Old 07-12-2015, 08:57 AM
 
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I just picture the six officers surround the fallen guy, shooting the pepper spray in unison like a circle jerk. Pepper spray, especially in large quantities, is no joke. Amen.

Mick
Enjoy your sick fantasies. Evidently the writer from California was reaching his target audience.
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