Media dropped the ball on this one

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

It happens A LOT in this area, especially when it has something to do with universities. Take a look at the rape/murder that happened at Eastern Michigan. Why didn't the campus know this was going on? The news actually uncovered it and it was the first time for many of the students to hear it. Campus was trying to cover up. There have apparently also been rapes on my alma mater's campus, but they don't report them because they don't want to create a fear. I was pretty upset when I didn't hear about that one.
I feel like the Universities like to think that bad stuff can't happen there, kind of like DisneyWorld.I remember there were a few people mugged ON CAMPUS AT GUNPOINT a couple of years ago at Wayne by a group of transvestites (Seriously). Never covered, even though a two nights later the same group robbed a Dunkin Doughnuts, which got huge coverage.

Originally Posted by SydneyK

I'm certainly not in the know when it comes to the media in your area, but perhaps it was not covered for fear of accusations of (unjustified) racial profiling, and not because it was a "cover up". Just because an area has a high percentage of Middle Easterners doesn't mean it therefore has a high percentage of terrorists.

That's it. This incident took place right before Sep 11, The Mayor of Dearborn didn't want people rushing to conclusions about the intent of the guy being terrorist related.

Originally Posted by DeltAlum

I can understand a university trying to hush something up, but this is the kind of stuff that media jump all over.

I can't imagine Channel 7 (WXYZ-TV), any of the other stations or The Free Press knowing about this and not reporting it.

There's just no sense to that.

I know there's not, thats kind of why I posted this. Here was a student running around with an AK-47, all paramilitary, planning to do God knows what. I just don't think it's right for them to brush this one under the rug, thats all.

Originally Posted by KSig RC

Cite?

Yes, it would be nice to see what would come up. I only know of one al-qaida related cell, 8-12 people that were busted here in Detroit ( I think) in '02. Now for the shady dealings part, you may find more. Hezbollah is kind of a big deal in Detroit.