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Re:I fit the description… by hunterjrj on Monday December 07, 2015 @11:16AM (#10690330)
I have no political axe to grind, no agenda to push and no particular opinion one way or another. I simply have a question: Is it important to his recounting of the story to emphasize that a "white woman" carried his fate? Would the story have the same impact if he simply said "victim"?

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Re:I fit the description… by qopp on Monday December 07, 2015 @11:21AM (#10690358)
The cops wouldn't have revealed the witness's race. The author likely didn't actually know who actually gave the cops the description that matched his.
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Re:I fit the description… by lostPixels on Monday December 07, 2015 @11:49AM (#10690605)
No of course not. In fact, him doing so only serves to alienate readers.
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