#wacothugs

[naturalinclination828]

Racialized media discourse needs to be critically analyzed. I’m so happy some people are tweeting a counternarrative!

[yahoonewsdigest-us]

Critics: Differing perceptions of Waco, Baltimore reveal bias

US News

Critics: Differing perceptions of Waco, Baltimore reveal bias

The firefight in Waco, Texas, is raising questions about perceptions and portrayals of crime in America, considering the vehement reaction that the earlier protests got from police, politicians and some members of the public. Media critics, columnists and civil rights activists are complaining that there appears to be little societal concern about the gunplay and violence at a restaurant in Texas, whereas politicians — including President Barack Obama — described violent looters in Baltimore as "thugs," and the media devoted hours of television and radio airtime to dissecting social ills that affect the black community.

Nine people were killed in Waco, and yet you have not heard the level of disgust and dismay as you did over fires burning in Ferguson and in Baltimore.

Nicole Lee, a human rights lawyer who worked with protesters in both cities

Civil rights attorney Charles F. Coleman Jr. said only minority communities get blamed for violence, while no one blames white families or white communities for fatal violence by white men, characterizing such events instead as "isolated incidents," despite shooting sprees like those in Newtown and Columbine. The shootout at a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco left nine people dead and 18 injured. About 170 bikers have been charged with engaging in organized crime, and bond has been set at $1 million for each suspect.

[reib0t]

It's all in the language the media uses; that's how the masses are controlled.

[iamtimblack]

A bloody brawl between rival biker gangs left nine people dead and 18 more injured Sunday at a Twin Peaks location in Waco