re: Grocery store shooting in Boulder, CO

They took his fb page down fast. Why?

FWIW, he had several fb friends with his last name in that same Colorado area.

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Houston reporter won’t share the name

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To be fair, sometimes people do this so the shooters don't become famous. I don't know this individual reporter though, so it could for either reason.

Orgs like CNN have a history of the same behavior so we can assume their intentions.

It was a Denver reporter.

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The race, ethnicity, and background of this shooter will become a focal point as well. I guess it didn't happen quite quick enough for y'all though? I am not saying it won't be reported a bit different, but y'all are exaggerating the shite out of it because your level of emotional investment.

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I don't think you know me or my post/personal history, so I don't blame you for thinking this.

But I promise I'm not emotionally invested in this and do not have the political leanings you think I do.

I just like to point out how absurd the media is depending on the topic. They have clear agendas and they should be called out for it.

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No, not perceived. It's all right there in the open. It's up to you whether you can be objective enough to see it or not.

I'm not a republican or democrat. So don't think I'm on one "side" or another.

Is there like a flow chart for media action in these scenarios? Obviously the first box would be “What color is the shooter?” If “black” then “Kill the story” of “white” then “what kind of white?” And on and on

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To be fair, sometimes people do this so the shooters don't become famous.

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Cute

Far more likely because it doesnt fit their agenda

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Cute

Far more likely because it doesnt fit their agenda

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I agree and said that basically in the same post you selectively quoted to remove context.

But there are times when that happens and I was giving an individual journalist the benefit of the doubt.

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but it is undoubtedly overblown.

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Only if you chose to see it so. Hell I'm not even saying they're doing to push an agenda. It could be as simple as running a white man's name, background, etc. the minute they get a name is perfectly safe, whereas if there's a minority involved, doing so could cause a severe backlash from their primary audience.

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HippieTiger

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