Comcast describes racist, genocidal murderer as "Arizona Activist"

[Orrex]

Shawna Ford, convicted for her role in the outright murder of a nine year old girl and her 29-year-old father, is described in Comcast's news-feed headline as an "Arizona Activist," as if she were a martyr campaigning against fracking or some other activism.

I've read disgusting, misleading headlines before, but this one really takes the cake.

[Angry Dragon]

1. I think they meant a

Arizona radical right republican activist

[spooky3]

2. did you see the report that Warren Buffett's firm has sold a lot of its Comcast stock?

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Warren-Buffetts-firm-sells-apf-71701181.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=main&asset=&ccode=

[greyl]

3. They use the word "activist" in at least 2 different headlines about Forde:

Arizona anti-immigration activist convicted of murder
http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20110214/NEWS-US-CRIME-ARIZONA/
Copyright Thomson Reuters

and

Border activist convicted in deadly home invasion
http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-national/20110214/US.Border.Activist.Trial/
Copyright The Associated Press

edit: added the convicted murderer's name to subject line

[Orrex]

4. Didn't see that second one. Thanks for giving me another reason to vomit.

If a Mexican woman had broken into a caucasian family's home to kill the occupants and steal money and drugs to fund her border crusade, how do you suppose Comcast would have framed the story?

[somone]

5. the way Charles Manson was a 'Helter Skelter Activist'

[notadmblnd]

6. well I guess now it's time for them to demonize the word activist?

[Orrex]

7. Or, in contrast, to make the activities of racist murderers seem more legitimate

Either way, it's pretty grotesque.