By Anonymous Longtime Reader
sun, apr 30, 2023 2:39 p.m.
The World's Most Useless Crime Report
Dear Mr. Stix,
This account of a robbery at a bus stop near the UC Berkeley campus popped into my email box today from the local SF Bay Area newspaper, the Mercury News (formerly known as the San Jose Mercury News). That it happened yesterday at 6:50 p.m.--when it was still daylight--is one of the few facts in this otherwise worthless report.![]()
Sunday, April 30th 2023
Person robbed at bus stop near UC Berkeley campus
The robbery happened in the 2400 block of College Avenue, police said
By Jakob Rodgers | jrodgers@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
April 30, 2023 at 8:03 a.m.
A person sitting at a bus stop near the UC Berkeley campus was robbed Saturday evening, according to the Berkeley Police Department.
The person was accosted by two robbers about 6:50 p.m. while waiting for a bus in the 2400 block of College Avenue, according to Berkeley police. The robbers took the person's cell phone and several other belongings before getting into a grey Acura, which was driven by a third person, and speeding away.
No arrests have been announced in the incident.
Anyone with information about the robbery can call Berkeley police at 510-981-5900.
There is no mention of the sex, age, or ethnicity of either the victim or the two perps. If a weapon was involved, we aren't told. Only the car driven by their getaway driver is specified, namely a gray Acura.
Maybe more detailed information may be provided later. Then again, maybe not.
Is this a new standard for crime headlines--"Person Robbed"?
Your Anonymous Longtime Reader
About a week ago,I posted one EXACTLY like that from a shooting in Grand Rapids' original ghetto.I surmised,police and media were testing a new,less informative way to report black crime.
ReplyDeleteOf course we all know these kinds of trends in reporting style tend to sweep the country quickly and become homogenous.
--GRA
Sadly, robberies often ring out in disadvantaged communities of color that are stigmatized by crime. If only we could engage with and empower local leaders on the ground to reimagine existing policy solutions so as to bring a long-overdue end to this injustice created by the structural racism that white privilege is inflicting on our children.
ReplyDeleteSomeone did something somehow someway. Belongings were taken.
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