Early this morning there was a shooting in Austin, Texas that left more than a dozen people injured, but fortunately there were no fatalities, though two people remain in critical condition:
APD confirms there are no fatalities from the E 6th Street shooting at this time. 13 people are injured. Police are still searching for suspect. https://t.co/WWEI5OZ7HO
— FOX 7 Austin (@fox7austin) June 12, 2021
The suspect fled the scene, and there is what’s been called a “vague description,” but the Austin American-Statesman won’t be sharing it:
Unusual: “Police have only released a vague description of the suspected shooter as of Saturday morning. The American-Statesman is not including the description as it is too vague at this time to be useful in identifying the shooter” https://t.co/KYgnQbgMZd
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) June 12, 2021
“…and such publication could be harmful in perpetuating stereotypes”
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) June 12, 2021
This is at the bottom of their story on the shooting:
That’s… interesting.
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) June 12, 2021
Media: Let’s not protect people of a mass shooter. Let’s protect our wokeness & political narratives. https://t.co/25sVlIPo9A
— TheRightWingM 🇺🇸 (@TheRightWingM) June 12, 2021
🤦♀️🤦♀️ Better to protect his feelings than catch him. https://t.co/0MdV8FgoNx
— Friendly Spring 🌷 CPA (@magicalmomU7) June 12, 2021
“It might perpetuate stereotypes”. So, PC Rag, I’ll go out on a limb and guess the description isn’t of a white guy. Bunch of clowns. https://t.co/WxJrhLykNB
— BaconManLives (@baconmanlives) June 12, 2021
The editor who made this call should be fired on the spot. Police have released a description, get it to the public!
“…one, or multiple suspects involved. There is one suspect described as a black male, with dread locks, wearing a black shirt and a skinny build.” https://t.co/PQZp8r2X7a
— Rep. Jared Patterson (@JaredLPatterson) June 12, 2021
The stereotype of a mass shooter is young white male, no? This shooter is not. How does that perpetuate stereotypes?
— BoyoB (@BoyoBCorgi) June 12, 2021
It’s almost as if they’re worried about breaking a stereotype instead of perpetuating one.