If folks are doing a crime and the crime is recorded.
There is a thing called a statistical rate which means when compared to other things. One thing will stand out more then others.
Stereotypes : a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
In social psychology, a stereotype is a generalized belief about a particular category of people
> Hamill responded, “If we were to regularly feed the news media video of crimes on our system that involve minority suspects, particularly when they are minors, we would certainly face questions as to why we were sensationalizing relatively minor crimes and perpetuating false stereotypes in the process.” And added her opinion of the media: “My view is that the media’s real interest in the videos of youth phone snatching incidents isn’t the desire for transparency but rather the pursuit of ratings.
I mean, she’s not wrong. Not every single minor crime needs its own news story, complete with surveillance footage. We should be asking the media why they so rarely talk about white collar crime. Like wage theft, for instance, which causes more financial harm every year than any other kind of theft.
Fanwhip says
If folks are doing a crime and the crime is recorded.
There is a thing called a statistical rate which means when compared to other things. One thing will stand out more then others.
Stereotypes : a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
In social psychology, a stereotype is a generalized belief about a particular category of people
NebXan says
> Hamill responded, “If we were to regularly feed the news media video of crimes on our system that involve minority suspects, particularly when they are minors, we would certainly face questions as to why we were sensationalizing relatively minor crimes and perpetuating false stereotypes in the process.” And added her opinion of the media: “My view is that the media’s real interest in the videos of youth phone snatching incidents isn’t the desire for transparency but rather the pursuit of ratings.
I mean, she’s not wrong. Not every single minor crime needs its own news story, complete with surveillance footage. We should be asking the media why they so rarely talk about white collar crime. Like wage theft, for instance, which causes more financial harm every year than any other kind of theft.