race role reversals

i never read the news, but have been looking up news on these stabbings since it's so close to home. what's more interesting is reading the comments that people leave. calvin calls them 'internet trolls' - people who want to make a point but then leave all these holes for other people to make opposing points.

so the police didn't have a good description of the suspect stabber. just that he ran away with a female and toddler. someone opened up the discussion with
"i WONDER what he looked like"
then response of:
"you want to say he's black? just say it!"
followed by:
"there are a lot of puerto ricans in this area!"
blah blah blah.

but what i found interesting is that people were saying the media makes more of an issue if it's a white on black crime versus a black on white crime. i would have thought the opposite. but maybe if 'white on black' is more rare, then it's bigger news and can create a bigger uproar in a majority black city.

i guess there are pros and cons to being the invisible asian here.