By ADAM SPECTOR<\/p>\n
Last week, a shooter opened fire inside a synagogue\u00a0in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27. Eleven persons were killed and six others were injured.<\/p>\n
This has been described as the deadliest against the Jewish community in United States history.<\/p>\n
Authorities say\u00a0Robert Bowers, 46,\u00a0was the man responsible for the shooting. No alternative suspects have been mentioned.<\/p>\n
Just about every news source has covered this story. Most have been thorough and are making sure this matter is known across the country.<\/p>\n
Although sources such as CBS, CNN, and ABC have done a good job of making this story a priority, they have given hate crimes in general somewhat of an overlook.<\/p>\n
As mentioned last week according to WBAL-TV 11, \u201cfrom vandalism to murder, a new report from Maryland State Police shows that Maryland is seeing more hate crimes.\u201d In 2017, Maryland saw a 35 percent increase in hate crimes since 2016, despite this serious issue, very few sources seemed to cover it<\/p>\n
In this day and age, a lot of things are unnecessarily made political, however, this situation has a fair reason to be made political.<\/p>\n
Some people have connected this story and the increased level of hate crimes to Donald Trump’s anti-Mexican, anti-immigrant, and anti-Islam policies as well as his popularity among white supremacists.<\/p>\n
Despite this somewhat logical connection, Vice President Mike Pence rejected the idea that President Donald Trump’s rhetoric contributed shooting in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n
“Look, everyone has their own style. And frankly, people on both side of the aisle use strong language about our political differences,” Pence said in an interview with NBC News “But I just don’t think you can connect it to threats or acts of violence… And I don’t think the American people connect it.”<\/p>\n
Although sources such as CBS, CNN and ABC have not covered the rise of hate crimes in the USA as much as they should have, they did make this story a priority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By ADAM SPECTOR Last week, a shooter opened fire inside a synagogue\u00a0in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27. Eleven persons were killed and six others were injured. This has been described as the deadliest against the Jewish community in United States history. … Continue reading