A horrifying attack on the New York subway has left dozens of people injured, some critically, and a city in shock. Although the attack is not known to be terrorism-related at present, it is the deadliest incident yet in a city that has experienced a growing violent crime wave, widely seen as a consequence of BLM-led anti-police policies.
Little is known at the time of writing about the attacker and his motives. But there are certain key details that are widely known already — but certain New Zealand media outlets appear to be keeping them from their readers.
First, the story.
Ten people were shot when a gunman filled a rush-hour subway train with smoke and opened fire in Brooklyn, New York.
Photos from the scene showed people tending to bloodied passengers lying on the station floor.
Five people were in critical condition but expected to survive. At least 29 in all were treated at hospitals for gunshot wounds, smoke inhalation and other conditions.
New York Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said there was no known link to terrorism and there were no known explosive devices at the scene.
Earlier reports that “undetonated devices” were found at the scene appear to have been mistaken.
The attack began when the man donned an apparent gas mask, then took a canister from his bag and opened it, filling the train with smoke — at which time he opened fire. Fortunately, investigators believe, the attacker’s weapon jammed, preventing further bloodshed.
The gunman sought in the attack was “still on the loose” and dangerous, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said […]
Police found an abandoned U-Haul van in Brooklyn matching the description and licence plate number of the vehicle being sought in connection with the shooting, a law enforcement official said.
Police closed off a street about 6 kilometres from the shooting scene and cleared nearby businesses while waiting for the bomb squad and a highly-specialised emergency services unit.
Authorities had a photo of a suspect and were working to confirm his identity, two law enforcement officials said.
So, how did Stuff report the attack?
Well, mostly with the same basic details and the same or similar eyewitness accounts to add some colour. But they curiously omitted one key detail.
She added that the suspect was reported to be a black male with a heavy build, wearing a green construction-type vest and a hooded sweatshirt.
ABC Australia
Nowhere in the Stuff report will you find the word “black”. Yet that description is widely reported in stories filed by other news outlets hours before Stuff’s own story.
Another telling detail is given, with a slight twist. Where ABC reported that the station where the attack occurred is “in an area known for its thriving Chinatown”, Stuff describes it as “a neighbourhood predominantly home to Hispanic and Asian communities”. Although the victims of the latest attack haven’t been formally identified, videos and photos seem to indicate that many of them were Asian in appearance.
Why is this information important? A link in the Stuff article holds a clue:
New York has faced a spate of shootings and high-profile incidents in recent months, including on the city’s subways. One of the most shocking was in January, when a woman was pushed to her death in front of a train by a stranger.
Stuff
But that was far from a random attack, either. In that case, the killer, Martial Simon, was also black, and his victim, Michelle Alyssa Go, Asian.
The murder of Michelle Go was just part of a wave of anti-Asian hate crimes American cities — many of them at the hands of black perpetrators. In fact, the situation has gotten so bad, that the race-baiting Critical Race Theorists have had to try and explain it away. It’s because of “White Supremacy”, in case you wondered.
So, what is going on here? There are no clear answers at present, but lying about it — even lying by omission — isn’t helping. Sometimes, just one little word can mean so much.
Update:
Later in the day, Stuff were backed into a corner when the NYD released a photo of the suspect. But their text wasn’t updated to include the magic word.
