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gollygee

(22,336 posts)
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 05:05 PM Mar 2015

Charged with same crime, paper shows black suspects' mugshots but white suspects' yearbook pics

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/charged-with-same-crime-iowa-paper-shows-black-suspects-mug-shots-but-whites-get-yearbook-pics

Another commenter said, “Why are they referred to as ‘wrestlers?’ Are they wrestling in the story? I though they were burglars.”

BoingBoing’s Caroline Siede wrote, “As Rafi points out, regardless of what photos were available of the black suspects, the white suspects definitely had mugshots taken. In trying to justify the discrepancy, The Gazette explained they must make a formal request in order to get mugshots, yet they were clearly willing to take that extra step when it came to the black suspects.”
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Charged with same crime, paper shows black suspects' mugshots but white suspects' yearbook pics (Original Post) gollygee Mar 2015 OP
The paper took what picture was turned in by the family yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #1
 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
1. The paper took what picture was turned in by the family
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 05:29 PM
Mar 2015

Where was the other family? Why didn't they turn in the high schiol picture? Paper can only use what they receive.

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