When black Americans are killed by police, the media has a long history of digging for any dirt it can find on the victims. In doing so, the media often implies that the victim bares some responsibility for being killed, or even that the death may have been justified. When unarmed black teen Michael Brown was killed by Ferguson police, he was described by the New York Times as "no angel." When unarmed black teen Tony Robinson was shot by Madison cops, the media was quick to point out he "faced some past troubles." When unarmed black father Eric Garner was strangled to death by New York police while he was standing on the sidewalk, minding his own business, he was blamed for selling untaxed cigarettes. We now have what appears to be yet another example in a long line of instances of the media blaming victims of police brutality for their own deaths. Freddie Gray was arrested by Baltimore police in April for looking at a police officer and then running away.
Cnn’s Ugly, Racial Victim Blaming: A Sad Low In Freddie Gray Coverage
Ben Norton, Salon: Politics
Tue, 12/01/2015 - 9:45am
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