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The New York Times was put on blast this week for publishing an article about a suspected serial killer in California, while at the same time refusing to show a picture of the suspect who turned out to be black.
The curious omission was observed by journalist Steve Sailer who commented on Twitter the NYT had not published a photo of 43-year-old murder suspect Wesley Brownlee in their article on the subject, titled, “Suspect in California Serial Killings Is Charged With 4 More,” due to his race.
As this example from an article about alleged serial killer Wesley Brownlee shows, the New York Times will run any boring and inane photo rather than a picture of the accused if he is black:
"Suspect in California Serial Killings Is Charged With 4 More"https://t.co/eI4UJPh1aU pic.twitter.com/EKImK3BiWq
— Steve Sailer (@Steve_Sailer) December 29, 2022
“As this example from an article about alleged serial killer Wesley Brownlee shows, the New York Times will run any boring and inane photo rather than a picture of the accused if he is black,” Sailer tweeted.
The NYT article referenced contains two photos, neither of which show Brownlee. The article also makes no indication of his race.
“In contrast,” Sailer noted, “the Daily Mail illustrates ‘Stockton “serial killer” is hit with FOUR more murder charges – months after he was arrested “while hunting for latest victim in his summertime reign of terror” where “he gunned down at least seven people”‘ with a big photo of Brownlee.”
In contrast, the Daily Mail illustrates "Stockton 'serial killer' is hit with FOUR more murder charges – months after he was arrested 'while hunting for latest victim in his summertime reign of terror' where 'he gunned down at least seven people'" with a big photo of Brownlee: pic.twitter.com/HlZNEgO4GZ
— Steve Sailer (@Steve_Sailer) December 29, 2022
Several Twitter users agreed with Sailer’s observation:
Oh they do, they do.
— Render Unto Caesa
(@renderuntocaesa) December 29, 2022
I see your point pic.twitter.com/w6faSWh6Tc
— Jon Hoover (@TheJonHoover) December 29, 2022
Sometimes the absence of information is all the information that you need in order to know what happened
— Punished Hatchling (@PunishedHatchl1) December 29, 2022
Regulation of dissemination of mugshots is an effective way of controlling public perception of crime. Local news curates mugshots to depict a high % of white suspects. This reduces the risk of a backlash against lax criminal justice & of history repeatinghttps://t.co/NJN0rvRbib
— The Obscurantist (@TObscurantist) December 29, 2022
People have a right to know what a park in Stockton looks like.
— Wutalb (@wutalb) December 29, 2022
Brownlee was already facing three counts of first-degree murder for three alleged random killings after he reportedly terrorized San Joaquin and Alameda county residents over the summer.
Prosecutors tacked on four more counts of first-degree murder and an attempted murder charge on Tuesday after tying him to additional homicides.