More Media Slant

Butler, W.
08/07/2010

In Duluth, Minnesota, a teenage kid attacked a police officer with a baseball bat. The cop shot the kid, killing him. One news source referred to the suspect as the victim.

More Blacks Kill Blacks

Butler, W.
07/10/2010

The jury in the Johannes Mehserle trial (better known as the Oscar Grant trial) convicted the former transit cop (Mehserle) of involuntary manslaughter. In Oakland, Calif., a bunch of idiots used this as an excuse to break some windows and help themselves to jewelry, groceries, and shoes.

One More Dead Jane

Butler, W.
05/10/2010

The lifeless woman sat between a curb and a parked car, clutching a bottle of cheap vodka and a can of orange soda. Her body was still warm. Firefighters tried to bring her to life. But she’d checked out years ago, back when she sold her soul for the bottle.