On Oct 24, 7:00*pm, Somebody > wrote:
> With a samurai sword.
>
> http://www.fox19.com/story/19899955/...ord-robs-fast-...
>
> Has anybody else noticed that the media seems to be shying away from
> reporting that a suspect IS _BLACK_. *They'll report that an assailant
> is White or hispanic (or latino), but they'll rarely say if they're
> black anymore.

Was he black? Between the reported height and the hoodie, I figured he
was a hobbit.

>
> Is it because they figure we're just to automatically assume that
> they're black unless it's otherwise noted? *Or is because they'll call
> the media outlets racist for always featuring stories about black
> people committing crimes?

Dude, this is TELEVISION, a visual medium. Most people would play the
video, to see what had happened. Why explain the obvious?