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In reply to the discussion: Hispanic guy guns down Black guy and there is hardly any notice taken on progressive sites [View all]The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)Or they can use them to cite reverse racism.
"But as the national spotlight falls on the embattled Hernandez, Lloyd has remained the player on the minds of his teammates, family members, and friends."
"The mans mouth dropped open in surprise as he stopped in front of the church, digesting the fact that he was so close to a funeral that figured in one of the nations most high-profile murder cases, unaware of cars now backed up behind him."
"Three men in custody in Odin Lloyd slaying"
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/06/29/family-friends-teammates-gather-say-good-bye-odin-lloyd/EYmqQIhUMTKG0YTBiGWT9O/story.html
So it involves sports (Hence...now wait for this....might be relevant to a sports talk radio program), and more than one possible perp, and there are a slew of other differences that cause people to see the case as different.
The problem with the RW is they are not happy a dead black man is getting so much press and someone other than a black man is being blamed.