spurgeonryan said: Why isn't the media covering the killing of an unarmed white youth by a black police officer? iStock The case of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black teenager shot and killed by a white police officer, continues to make headlines weeks after the incident sparked riots and outrage in Ferguson, Missouri, and prompted a national debate. Meanwhile, the case of Dillon Taylor, an unarmed, white 20-year-old shot and killed by a black policeman outside a 7-Eleven in Utah has received virtually no media coverage beyond local news reports. The negligible coverage of the Taylor case by the mainstream media prompted many conservative critics to address the racial double standard. The Washington Times reports: "Talk-show host Rush Limbaugh blamed the discrepancy between the two cases on 'the liberal world view' that portrays whites as oppressors and blacks as victims." The Times noted that CNN news host Jake Tapper acknowledged the discrepancy between the two cases, and noted that "the press often undercovers such topics as inner-city violence and the high rates of black-on-black crime." According to Tapper, though, the Brown case is more newsworthy because of the national reaction it sparked, though some question whether the excessive media coverage of the violent protests actually served to fuel them. - - Teresa Mull http://theweek.com/article/index/267088/speedreads-why-isnt-the-media-covering-the-killing-of-an-unarmed-white-youth-by-a-black-police-officer

Where this happened --- Does the largely white community of this area currently feel they are being treated unfairly by virtually completely black police force and that this action was a confrimation of how they fell they are being treated unfairly? Or does the white community or community as a whole feel that this was an accident...an anomly and doesnt confirm a trend of unfairness.

Because where the black unarmed man was shot, the largely black community feels as though they are and have been treated unfairly by a virtually white police force and that the killing of an unarmed black man by a white police force is confirmation of that feeling.

supposing your statement is true, doesnt that reason show that it should be the opposite outcome. if blacks getting shot happens all the time, and white getting shot is rare, why would the usual event get crazy coverage, when the very rare event doesnt?

ignoring the rest of your post, which i wont bother getting into. But i couldnt standby without correcting your egregious error. Stand your ground had nothing to do with the zimmerman case. stand your ground was not argued in his defense, was never brought up, because it was simple self defense. As the evidence was shown zimmeramn was getting the crap beat out of him on the ground and he shot and killed the assailant. stand your ground had nothing to do with the case, and zimmerman would have been found innocent in states without stand you ground because it didnt play a role.

as for that black women, blame the law, and mandantory minimums in sentancing, not race. There have been been whites that have suffered that same fate as this women do to a poorly witten law, and mandantory minumum sentence.

you have so many glaring errors in your bloviating paragraghs, its nausiating.

Because people get fed up...they see a trend...they ignore it hoping for better...but it keeps happening...it takes a while to see that trend...then one act that confirms the trend and just pushes it too far. Then people react. Happens all the time...you do it all the time in your own life...we all do.

so screw the facts and evidence, whatever they may be, lets riot. 

lets not look internally and find that the problem may ride with us not the police, perhaps its our culture that largely glorifies the thug, crime filled life, promotes single parent households, dependency on uncle sugar (government) lifestyles. No it couldnt possible be a problem in our on community, of which we make up 12% of the population yet commit like half the crime. No its not us, damn the facts, its the man.

The most level headed realistic comment I've seen thus far.

For a site centering around data I'm surprised I've seen nothing but anecdotal evidence.

Edit: I hadn't seen SocialistSlayer's comments yet. Those that live by the sword die by the sword, isn't the thug culture wonderful? It even gets non-thugs killed. BTW in my opinion people of any color can imitate the thug life.

i agree, thug culture isnt bound by a race.

When things like this happen...it is most likely that all share some fault. Pointing fingers doesnt really help. The same goes for any relationship...being it a marraige or a community relationship with police. Both side are typically to blame. It isnt entirely the police forces fault and not entirely the community's fault...both are to blame along with the community governemt, leaders, state government, and federal governemnt at some levels. Most likely everyone shares some of the blame. 

The easiest thing to do is point a finger and say, "its their fault!". It is easy, makes people feel good, but solves nothing and is more often than not, way too simplistic. 

Better questions to ask would include, but not limited to...Why do 12% of the population commit 50% of the crime? Why are these 12% black? Why are these 12% the poorest in the community? How did it get this way...whos fault is that? How do we fix it? 

In Brazil a singer that preached hate towards policemen got killed... there was an outcry from fans that police wasn't investigating because he was a funk singer and come from the community...

How bizarre is to say you hate the police and complain about it's repression but then ask for it support whenever you get a problem?

Yeah, no doubt. Funny how some people hate the police until someone is breaking into their house /  car , then who do you think they are calling?  There are no doubt some corrupt police, and unfortunately to many people they give all police a bad name (at least here in the States).