Here is something that you NewsBusters fans can help me with because I am having difficulty deciding what is going on with this one. We have a shooting incident in Minnesota perpetrated by three Muslim Somali immigrants but for some reason almost every single media report about the incident omits the names of the shooters, names of obvious North Africa or ethnic origin. So, the question is, did the Old Media in Minnesota purposefully leave the names unreported so that they could cover up the fact that the criminals were Somali immigrants? And, if so, why would they do this?
We start with the Minneapolis Star Tribune that reports that “three suspects were in jail Sunday following a shooting in Lakeville that injured four other people.” Apparently one of those arrested took umbrage at being told to leave a party and began shooting up the place as he and his friends left. But, all we get from the StarTrib is “three suspects.” No names or descriptions.
Several TV reports are also empty of the names of those arrested for the crime. (Fox 12, KEYC, KARE Channel 11, and KSTP News 5 all skip the naming of those arrested.)
Even the Associated Press skips naming the perpetrators.
It isn’t until the Saint Paul paper, the Pioneer Press, covers the story that we get the names of the “three suspects.” It turns out those jailed by Lakeland police were “Mohamud Ahmed Hassan, 19, and Hamad Ahmad Issak, 21,” and that a teen named Jibril Farah Mohamed who was connected to them. Jibril Farah Mohammed was released without being charged.
Why is it that only one news source listed the names of the arrested? Was it because the perpetrators were Somalis? If so, why wouldn’t the news want these Somalis identified or even described? Are they as reticent to name other suspects in other reports? Especially in an area that has had recent problems between the Somali immigrant community and other residents, one would think that the names would seem relevant to the story of the greater community situation there.
So, what do you all think? Is this odd, or perfectly understandable?
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wait.. The Saint Paul paper did what???
merkurfan Tuesday, March 31st at 6:39AM EST (link)The editors must have been out when the story went to press. I am from the twin cities. All the names you listed that buried the story come as so surprise. The Pioneer Press actually reporting did shock me.
There is a reason the strib is having huge money problems. Our local news outlets have been in the tank for a long.. long time. The problem at the Saint Paul paper will likely be “fixed” soon and online stories updated to reflect other outlets soon.
A search of www.twincities.com (the saint paul papers site) shows 3 stories about the shooting. Only 1 identifies the shooters..
Refugee Resetellment Watch
DerKrieger (Diary) Tuesday, March 31st at 7:14AM EST (link)Ann over at Refugee Resettlement Watch does a GREAT job keeping with Somalis in MN and across the country as well as their enablers and sympathizers.
http://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/
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Exotics
milesfromkansas (Diary) Tuesday, March 31st at 7:45AM EST (link)Like kudzu in Bimidji, I would have thought that equatorial Somalis introduced to MN wouldn’t survive the winter. I suppose with careful tending by the Muslim American Society and the old media, this species may yet thrive.
MilesfromKansas
It's probably just a coincidence
bk (Diary) Tuesday, March 31st at 7:55AM EST (link)Just like when a paper writes about a corrupt politician and accidentally forgets to mention the person is a Democrat.
5!!!! =nt
E Pluribus Unum (Diary) Tuesday, March 31st at 11:34AM EST (link)Kill the Terrorists
Protect the Borders
Punch the Hippies h/t IMAO
Typical
franklinslocke Tuesday, March 31st at 10:05AM EST (link)How dare we point out who are enemies are. This is absurd not to mention that our enemy is Muslims between the ages of 16-35. That is who they are. This political correctness is kill us, but at least we won’t offend someone before we die.
http://franklinslocke.blogspot.com/
could be
omar Tuesday, March 31st at 10:43AM EST (link)but seems like a stretch to me. names of suspects are often left out of crime reports.
Minors?
WD (Diary) Tuesday, March 31st at 10:57AM EST (link)It sounds like at least one of the suspects was a minor. It is possible that some news organizations withheld the names until they could confirm that the suspects were not minors.
Correction
WD (Diary) Tuesday, March 31st at 10:58AM EST (link)I should have written, one of the suspects was a teenager.
This is a concerted effort by editors and managers.
phxg (Diary) Tuesday, March 31st at 11:25AM EST (link)I cannot speak directly to the MSP papers, but I have seen first hand here in AZ in the Arizona Republic many stories that I know were perpetrated by Hispanics (read illegals) and their names and physical descriptions were omitted from the article.
They do this here because the paper is pro-illegal immigration so they do not want to actively show illegals in a negative light. Additionally, the paper has comments by readers available. But they refuse to turn them on for any activity where illegals have been involved. Again, as an effort to cleanse the public perception of the criminal activities of some illegals tainting the overall perception that illegals are all just hard working folks trying to get by.
Here’s a great example: Man kills wife. The news reporters were all over this one; I know because I was there. 43rd & Van Buren is best described as Little Mexico”. All store signage is in Spanish and if you have ever been to Juarez or Tiajuana, it’s a pretty close approximation. It was obvious that the couple were Hispanic as there was tons of family members around going bananas over this murder. Yet the paper refuses to even note that they were Hispanic.
More evidence is this video Notice that in the entire interview not a single question about ethnicity is asked. 3TV is pro-illegal immigration.
Cover for the actions of a protected group. I see it here and in Denver where I frequent, so why not in MSP too?
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