Comments on: Children Attacked at Mosque, Mainstream Media Stays Silent

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:37:11 +0000

The Dayton Daily News not only suggests it wasn’t a hate crime, it’s also trying to play down the seriousness of the attack. The same newspaper reported that emergency personnel treated people for burning eyes and difficulty breathing and that two people were hospitalised; those details have been erased in their latest story. They also ignore the eyewitness account Chris Rodda included in her blog, describing a child being given oxygen, as well as the mosque-goers’ fear and panic and the climate of terror the attack has produced.

By: Mheald

Mheald — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:44:14 +0000

You’re absolutely right that if it were a Christian church that was attaked, the mainstream media would be all over it. Just another example of the “otherization” of Muslim people. It’s ignored by most, and those who do acknowledge it downplay it.

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By: SunlessNick

SunlessNick — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:28:41 +0000

A commentator at Shakesville posted this:

http://www.koamtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9088500

… about another attack on a mosque, this time arson, which has been deemed a hate crime.

Another mentioned a piece at the Philly Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/attytood/Was_it_Obsession_Hate_crime_at_an_Ohio_mosque.html

… which mentions the Obsession disk.

By: SunlessNick

SunlessNick — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:58:16 +0000

Maybe the media don’t consider Muslims real citizenry.

I have seen some commentators pushing the “another Mosque probably did it” line and the “they’re lying” line. As well as whether this would be counted as a hate crime if it had been a church, I also have to wonder whether there would be such doubts as to the veracity of it had it been a boy that got sprayed in the face rather than a girl.

By: Renee

Renee — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:47:29 +0000

I cannot believe that people are debating as to whether or not this is a legitimate hate crime. The fact that they targeted a mosque is not accidental, they were seeking to victimize a specific group of people.
It further bothers me that this has not been in the mainstream press. Had it not been for the internet and the time I spend blogging I never would have heard about this. Why is this not important enough to cover and yet we can spend all manner of time on ridiculous minutia? CNN has repeatedly replayed the VP debate until it has become tired and old. Yes an election is important but so is the safety and well being of the citizenry.