re: No! The real irony is.................

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Gang affiliation alone doesn't justify shooting an unarmed civilian.

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Definitely agree.

However, putting that information out there, does a decent job of counterbalancing the media trying to portray someone as an ideal law abiding citizen.

On either end of the scale, you're trying to influence perception one way or the other. If you just let the media put up picture of a guy when he's clean cut, smiling, etc... you are lighting a fire underneath an already angry, unstable group of people.