It may seem a small thing, but what does it say when a shooter or other violent criminal’s race is mentioned every time he or she is white, but never when the perpetrator is of another ethnicity? I am struggling to think of any reason for this, other than to stir up race based resentment, or to hide just how much violent crime is committed by members of some other group. Either mention race every time, or not at all.

This is just the latest example: