I am all for accurate descriptions of perpetrators. It's beyond ridiculous when they describe someone in great detail as "6 foot 2, 190 lbs, dark eyes, dark hair, new white Air Jordans, long Raiders jacket, saggy pants, gold necklace", and then leave off a racial descriptor.
However, I am NOT in favor of racially inflammatory labels. That is counterproductive and unfair to decent, law-abiding members of the same minority groups. It only helps those who think we should make excuses for criminal thugs because of their race.
I suspect you are a provocateur from a Soros/Axelrod front group.
Yeah, he/she joined up in 2001. It’s been a long, patient campaign to smear FR and conservatives.
I agree racism just doesn't have a place in this world - it makes us all look ignorant. I agree with honesty, if one race is responsible for a disproportionate share of crime it needs to be called out and dealt with - preferably by leaders of that race. But racial epitaphs are counter productive, not fair to law abiding folks, and ignorant. I can assure you even if the press hides the race of a perp, law enforcement does not. If you listen to a scanner in San Francisco or Oakland you will hear the acronym YBM constantly - Young Black Male, or BMA for Black Male Adult.
Both descriptions said “black”.
Even Chris Rock made the distinction between black people and the N-word.