Sorry, if already discussed, but what do you think of the Laken Riley murder coverage?

[Doodley]

[WarGamer]

1. *Laken.

If the dude did it... and he did... he should be buried UNDER the prison.

And I'd say the same thing whether he was from Honduras, Guatemala or Cleveland.

[Doodley]

5. Agreed 100% And if he was from Cleveland it would be treated differently.

[WarGamer]

6. not so sure of that...

White dudes aren't given a pass for what this cretin did.

[Doodley]

9. What is different is the amount of coverage this got (because she was white and the killer was an illegal immigrant).

[jimfields33]

13. It was a tragedy and actually didn't get that much coverage.

The way he killed her probably should have resulted in more coverage. It was a very brutal murder.

[Avalon Sparks]

16. It's continually covered on Fox News as a loop

Like it’s the only man who ever did something like this to a woman kinda coverage.

[jimfields33]

18. I don't watch that channel. I guess some love it.

[RJ_MacReady]

8. If he was from Cleveland

You would have never even heard of her.

[soandso]

12. Bullshit

She was an innocent young woman, out for a morning run and was brutally murdered. Those types of crime stories always make the news, as they should.

[ForgedCrank]

19. I don't

normally make "i agree" posts, but on this one I think it is required.
UNDER the prison is the only place for someone who would do such a thing.

[harumph]

2. There's a lot of murders everyday. I wonder what it is about this one that stands out?

Let me see.., white woman, migrant brown person. It's a crime racists can hitch their wagon to.

[Doodley]

4. That was my thoughts exactly. Why were news outlets making this the top story?

[soandso]

11. That's sickening and dismissive

of this young woman's life. Would it matter more to you if she had not been white? How about the 12 year old Hispanic girl murdered, in Houston, by two guys here illegally? Yes, murders happen every day and we have enough psycho criminals who are Americans, of all colors and ethnicities. We don't need more.

[harumph]

15. Lots of native american women go missing anad you don't hear shit.

The amount of news coverage matching the (demographics) of the LR murder get more attention than if it were
a minority only murder** Nobody is contending that it wasn't terrible - and your straw man outrage fails. I'm a little busy rn, but I may do my own OP on this and bring the receipts**

[soandso]

20. Save the projection

and ascribing emotions to me which I don't feel. I said what I thought: you were dismissive of the victim and clear about why. That's on you.

I agree about missing native American women and all missing people not getting enough coverage. Unfortunately, because there are thousands missing at any given time, the media can't even begin to cover them all and one has to hang out on crime forums to be aware of how bad this problem is. I am a member of one so I am aware.

Violent stranger murders tend to get a lot of coverage because the communities are shocked and afraid, especially the women and girls. That includes the murder of the little 12 year old girl who was bound and strangled under a bridge, which also got a lot of coverage.

[John Shaft]

21. Or African Americans who get murdered by the police

like the woman in Springfield, Illinois who got executed by a white boy cop.

[Avalon Sparks]

17. Of course we don't need more

But as our population increases through whatever means, there will be more.

[soandso]

3. Her name was Laken

What to think about it? It's tragic and a parent's worst nightmare. I haven't really followed it but heard her head was smashed in with a rock.

[Doodley]

7. Thanks. I fixed it. Yes, it was brutal and heartbreaking, but this was given so much extra airtime for racist reasons.

[Mike Nelson]

10. I'm anti-murder...

... but the coverage of this story is propaganda. The MAGA media are so good at this... FOX dragged mainstream into the story. The so-called "liberal media" is lacking. They should find and promote crimes from immigrants who entered - and will enter - under Trump. Promote "red state" crimes and criminals. Go after non-public school staff committing sex crimes. Every single report should be introduced with "President Trump failed, again, to stop these horrific..." Just like all these news stories about sex crimes of Trump's cabinet picks should be accompanied by the reminder that Trump himself is a sex offender. Every news story. Every. Single, News. Story.

[The Revolution]

14. Reminds me of Mollie Tibbetts

This latest case was harped on constantly as a way of showing that the Biden administration was dropping the ball on immigration and the border.

The Mollie Tibbetts case was very similar, but happened under Trump. So whatever he did wasn't very effective either, I guess?

Of course, most people bringing up Laken Riley don't really care about her as a person or value her life. Her death was just a convenient tool. If she had bled out in a hospital parking due to being denied reproductive care, they wouldn't have shed a tear.