[pseudoscientologist]

Most of what I've read suggests that the MSM has actually overplayed the riots (along the lines of 'if it bleeds, it leads'). It's important to keep in mind that there has not been a single confirmed casualty at this point.

That said, newspapers have been somewhat reluctant to admit that almost all of the participants are young black Muslims (a lot of the stories I've read focus on poverty instead), and that at least some of the activities are being coordinated (as opposed to random acts of frustration).

[An.American.Expatriate]

Get a clue - if anything the MSM is playing the riots DOWN!!

[Southack]

"Most of what I've read suggests that the MSM has actually overplayed the riots (along the lines of 'if it bleeds, it leads'). It's important to keep in mind that there has not been a single confirmed casualty at this point."

No, that's incorrect. There were 29 French police shot last night, confirmed, which means 29 or more casualties.

Your teachers probably didn't tell you about anything "military" related, but the word "casualty" means wounded or killed.

Your liberal teachers typically misuse the word "casualty" deliberately to sway gullible audiences into incorrectly thinking "fatalities" instead of the correct phrase "wounded or killed."

Now, after getting past that first error, consider how the news media would report Baghdad if 1400 cars were torched and 29 policemen shot overnight?!

[VRWCmember]

Most of what I've read suggests that the MSM has actually overplayed the riots

Yeah, when they wait until the 10th or 11th day of rioting to even mention it, that sounds like overplaying it to me.

[Lady Heron]

You singed up today to back the MSM?????

You are one of two things....1)New to the Internet, so you have not been aware of how news is manipulated everyday,2) you have an agenda.

I wonder how long you will last on this site???

[jb6]

Tell that to the 60 year old man who had his head openned with an axe. To the old handicapped woman covered in fuel and set on fire. To the 13 month baby hit in the head. Yeah, no casualties...tell that to the two cops in critical.