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Monday, January 23, 2012

“Everyone Knows Why”

The video below uses the recent convictions in the Stephen Lawrence case as a jumping-off point to explore the issue of racially-motivated murder in the UK. It focuses on the enormous disparity between the media coverage of white-on-black violence and the (all but non-existent) coverage of black-on-white violence.

The media are not the only issue. Greater police resources are devoted to investigating and prosecuting the white murderers of “ethnics” than are employed when the races of killer and victim are reversed. It seems that if you are a “person of British background”, and are targeted because of your race, there is no one to speak up for you. The blatant official double standard is something that everyone in Britain recognizes, but is reluctant to discuss.

This informative video takes a good first step towards correcting the deficiency in the media’s reporting of the news:


Hat tip: Gaia.

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