“It’s telling how much more interested the media is in humanising white mass shooters” | Americans attack the media

The Las Vegas shooting, which took place on Sunday, has Americans in their feels. Perhaps because Trump dubbed the shooter “sick” and “demented” instead of a terrorist (The shooter was Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old retired Accountant and multi-millionaire, who put an end to 59 people’s lives that fateful Sunday.). Perhaps also because Washington Post, a popular American newspaper decided to paint Mr Paddock in colourful light, a courtesy the American media usually wouldn’t extend to Blacks.

Here’s how Twitter took it:

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It's telling how much more interested the media is in humanizing white mass shooters than they are black murder victims.

— Glenn Loury 2.0 Darker, Gayer, Different (@justabloodygame) October 2, 2017

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@DanFriedman81 @ChadVsTheWorld Remember this photo and info on Bin Laden? https://t.co/EzaQAdG8wJ Interesting to know more about monsters. pic.twitter.com/li58lXH8EY

— Josh McCormack (@joshmccormack) October 2, 2017

The fucking gall to put "democracy dies in darkness" and then post this headline has me about ready to snap my monitor in half

— NOON (@noon_hill) October 2, 2017

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