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October 22, 2002
I've been waking up every
I've been waking up every morning to the NPR station here in NYC, and I'm almost hoping that I'm the next sniper target, as I am so tired of hearing about it. People are shot every day in both NY and DC, and nobody comments on it. If you're a minority or poor person, you aren't going to make the headlines. If you're driving around in your SUV and come from European stock, THEN it's news. These are senseless deaths, but so is the death of one of the Teaching Fellows in Queens. Apparently he was struck down by a vehicle, and the only notice was in the Fellows email. Somehow I bet his wife and newborn daughter feel that his death is more significant, even if it isn't discussed every hour on the hour.
Posted by G at October 22, 2002 10:49 PM