One of the mainstream/legacy
media’s favorite tactics is to list every possible relation to violent
criminals apprehended by ICE-- or otherwise-- in their news reports. Their fervent
hope is that one or more of these alleged “relationships” will resonate with
viewers/listeners/readers completely apart from the salient fact that they are
violent criminals, or, at the very least, illegally in the U.S.
A generic example: “Mohammad
is a Maryland dad of two precious girls, a son, brother, grandfather, husband--
and beloved second cousin twice-removed. He is a stamp collector, foodie, and
part-time drone pilot with a dry sense of humor and a charming dimple. Mohammad
says he also likes to knit colorful beanies in his spare time. Moreover, he
says in his culture it is not wrong to have sexual relations with a very young girl--
or a goat-- and that he would suffer extreme mental anguish if he was
forced to return to his native land. After all, he notes, ‘we don’t have a
McDonalds’ in my country.”
What the hell?! How is this
kind of “reporting” in any way related to “journalism?”
It is shameless and pathetic
that these so-called news organizations keep listing the alleged traits,
relations, hobbies, etc., of serially violent criminals in the hope that people
will identify with one or more of them-- and therefore be more sympathetic to
the perp. This is not reporting. It is a fervent attempt to advance an
extremely dangerous agenda, against the interests of the United States and its citizens.
And the West in general.
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