Have you read the news today – The NY Daily News, The NY Post, or The NY Times specifically? I ask because there is an article in each of these, which I’ve linked the Daily News article, (NY Daily News: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/ups-drivers-caught-delivering-30-pounds-marijuana-article-1.1138992) regarding 3 men who were arrested in a Marijuana bust. 30lbs of Marijuana to be exact. These men were all in their 50s. Other than their age and where they live characteristics of the men are not given. Therein lies my issue.
I have an issue with race not being noted in this article. Truthfully, I don’t really care what color or ethnic background a person is if they commit a crime. BUT the media LOVES to let us know when an individual is Black or Brown when they commit crimes – drug crimes or (and maybe especially) violent crimes. No where in this article is there a mention of race. Because of this my natural reaction is to assume they are not minorities. If they were, the article would read something like:
3 Black men were arrested in a cartel attempt of drug smuggling through celebrated shipping company UPS.
It’s just another way to downplay “their” presence in the drug game and criminal world while touting us as criminals and violent and prone to animalistic behaviors.
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According to the media and white news interest, black and latino crimes support fear of color, reinforce stereotypes, perpetuate a no win/never positive outlook for the esteem of people of color and simply sell more papers. Crimes done by whites are always portrayed as a shock or an oddity in white culture. If the scales of justice really weighed equally, how many men of color would really be behind bars?