Code Monkey Ramblings

Apparently the media only reports the race of a minority criminal when the criminal happens to be a minority who was otherwise a successful part of society:

"The preliminary information that we're getting is - there was a board meeting. This male, who we believe is the shooter, was actually inside this meeting. ... It appears as though he was upset about something that was happening in the company. He got in an argument with several other people in that meeting and, subsequent to that, he fired several shots at these males," said Deputy Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr.

Ross said the apparent shooter was a black male in his 40s, and the victims appeared to be two black males and one white male.

Police believe it was an investment firm but were unsure of the business name, and they were still investigating the gunman's role in it.

That's the only conclusion I could come to after seeing this. The media is normally loathe to actually release such information for fears of "fanning the flames of racism," but for some reason in this case, the reporter decided to let slip all of the gory racial details of the case. Pray tell, why is that? Is it because a black a man strayed too far from the plantation and made something of himself?

Granted, he could have been a disgruntled employee, but that's not the way that the media is letting this one play out. Instead, he's being portrayed as part of the board meeting. Who knows, but it's funny to see that the only time they are willing to break their silence is when there's a possibility that aside from the one crime, the guy was at least a somewhat successful businessman.