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RhodeIslandOne

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9. The media has ignored "party shootings" for years

Reply to neohippie (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 22, 2020, 02:04 PM

Jun 2020

Unless it hits double digits of death, a bunch of idiots getting drunk, "disrespecting" one another, or fighting over the same woman and shooting up Aunt Luetha's 80th birthday BB-Q is no longer "newsworthy".

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2 killed and 12 injured in North Carolina shooting at block party, police say [View all] ellenrr Jun 2020 OP

Without any verified facts, I'd bet dimes to donuts: this was racially motivated. n/t Eyeball_Kid Jun 2020 #1

Unfortunately, this is an all too common event in NC Abnredleg Jun 2020 #3

Maybe some places in NC. marie999 Jun 2020 #6

I live in Greensboro Abnredleg Jun 2020 #8

I think it sounds like a combination of drinking PatSeg Jun 2020 #5

Seen on Facebook neohippie Jun 2020 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author people Jun 2020 #4

It's coincidence in that these are similar events around the same time. LastDemocratInSC Jun 2020 #7

The media has ignored "party shootings" for years RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #9

If it's not big or there's the right spin/outrage, it doesn't much count nationally. Igel Jun 2020 #10