OK, so I'm wondering where all the national reporting is on this.
It seems the TV news stations are "All Zimmerman/Martin, all the time", yet TWELVE people are dead in Chicago shootings just this past weekend. Anyone outside of Chicago seen any coverage of this? I mean more than a passing "Oh by the way...now back to the Zimmerman trial." from our major networks.
Or is the reaction of the media simply "meh"? Yes, the Trayvon Martin case IS still news. But has anyone alerted the media that there are newsworthy events going on outside of the Sanford court house?
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/161040-chicago-shootings-72-shot-12-dead-in-chiraq-over-july-4-weekend/Chicago Shootings: 72 Shot, 12 Dead in ‘Chiraq’ Over July 4 WeekendAt least 72 people were shot in Chicago–including 12 fatally–over the July 4th holiday weekend, continuing a trend of weekend shootings in the city, according to local media reports on Monday.
No suspects have been taken into custody in the deaths of the 12 victims, reported NBC Chicago.
A 7-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl were also seriously wounded on July 4 during separate shootings, it was reported. (emphasis by m4m)
NBC noted that many of the dozens of shootings in Chicago, sometimes called “Chiraq” by locals, were related to gang violence.
Terry Patterson, 49, was the last person to be reported killed over the weekend, according to NBC. Patterson and the other 11 people who were killed were all males.
Another victim included an elderly woman, who was shot in the ankle.
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said that while the murders are not “acceptable,” the city’s crime and murder rate are lower overall.
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“While to date we’ve had significantly fewer shootings and significantly fewer murders this year, there’s more work to be done and we won’t rest until everyone in Chicago enjoys the same sense of safety,” McCarthy told NBC.
The Chicago Sun-Times reported that as of Saturday, 54 of the shootings already took place.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Sunday that he will alter a bill that ends the state’s ban on carrying concealed firearms.
“That ought to be an alarm bell to all of us that we need strong laws that protect the public safety, especially when it comes to guns,” he said on Sunday, according to Fox News. “It’s time to end the violence.”
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Now, I watch a combination of CBS, NBC, and Fox News. Anyone wanna ask which station is the only one I heard it on? Yes, NBC is quoted heavily in this story. But I didn't see anything on TV. Lots of news about the plane crash in SF. Not much about a city with some of the strictest gun laws having 12 people die (with a total of 72 shot).
While I won't lay the crimes at the feet of Rahm Emanuel, I do think the media is giving him a free pass by not focusing on it.