I've heard about the crime wave in New Orleans recently.
My question is : why haven't the news reports reported the race of the perpetrators and victims in New Orleans? After all, during the aftermath of Katrina, all the news emphasized the race of the victims. Yet here, the race of the people involved is not mentioned. Why not?
So are we supposed to be concerned about race or not?
If the topic is victims and the victims are "people of color", you are supposed to give that laser like focus. If the topic is violence and criminal behavior and the perpetrators are "people of color", you are supposed to pretend it didn't happen. Make no mention of the race, ethnicity or national origin if the perpetrator is one of those "special" groups. It is inanimate objects like guns that commit violent crimes if those inanimate objects are controlled by "people of color". Otherwise, it's a young white male, member of the NRA, driving a white van. I'm sure you remember the D.C. sniper story.