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Media Largely Ignores 19 Shot In New Orleans On Mother's Day (Original Post)
matthewf
May 2013
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Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)1. Media largely ignores inner city gun violence period.
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)2. The right wing doesn't
They gleefully post stories like this on various forums and then make their not so veiled comments.
shebornik
(127 posts)3. May be a little more than that matthew.
Looking at the photo it might be 19 black people being shot by a black man that didn't interest the "news" media. Naw that couldn't have anything to do with it, this is the good ol USA.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)4. Actually, it was unlawful for one suspect to have the gun.
No handguns for 19 year olds, unless engaged in certain lawful activities, like hunting. Pretty sure shooting at gang members in a crowd isn't a lawful form of hunting.
The second suspect (older brother) is old enough to purchase a handgun. Whether his criminal record allowed for it, is another question.