It is now the time that we call out the media in real time for reports like this one on the opioid epidemic that presents a false narrative, not with words but with their cameras.
This MSNBC opioid epidemic report is a classic example of how the media spreads racial biases
This MSNBC report is one of the reasons there are racial biases against black men and people of color. The subliminal nature of the stories is even more disturbing. MSNBC’s Jacob Soboroff was on a ride-along for a raid in Montgomery County, Ohio, the center of the opioid epidemic, according to his report.
A black small time dealer just happened to be the first arrest made in the raid. Soboroff then said the arrest was just an ordinary morning for the Montogomery County captain. Law enforcement has a good idea of where dealers traffic drugs in just about every community. So for the MSNBC reporter, in a county that is approximately 75% white, they make an arrest in an area where a black person is peddling opioids.
It is evident it was staged. The captain said law enforcement made a cold call to the dealer likely to have him ready to make a sale in front of the cameras and then filming of the takedown. Then somehow the second guy they picked up was a black man again. This time he claimed it was a midlevel dealer.
Then, of course, they served a warrant for their third bust. Now it happened to be a lower-middle-class or poor neighborhood. And who is in handcuffs? — Another person of color of course.
Have you ever wondered why America is misinformed about the genesis and the perpetration of crimes? This report is a classic example. But this was one of the worse forms of biased journalism. It is very dangerous because unless you’re aware of how effective our system is for mixed and subliminal messages, it is hard to detect before the seed is planted and rooted in one’s psyche.
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