Take away racial description in the media

The Issue

When the media covers stories about a black man loosing their life by the hands of police it creates a wave of violence. The media does this on purpose because violence makes for a good story for them to cover. You never see an article titled “White man shot and killed by police” because that won’t cause an uproar. With this petition I would like for all media and news outlets to stop using racial descriptions for these victims and just say “Minnesota man shot and killed by police” hopefully with this it will slow the spread of racial division and hate. 

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The Issue

When the media covers stories about a black man loosing their life by the hands of police it creates a wave of violence. The media does this on purpose because violence makes for a good story for them to cover. You never see an article titled “White man shot and killed by police” because that won’t cause an uproar. With this petition I would like for all media and news outlets to stop using racial descriptions for these victims and just say “Minnesota man shot and killed by police” hopefully with this it will slow the spread of racial division and hate. 

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Petition created on April 13, 2021