It is eerily reminiscent of

the tactics of Soviet intelligence for distorting news

articles to their particular benefit... and then seeing

them repeated by news organizations which should have

known better.

The mainstream media should

be in the business of information, not propaganda. Why

distort a news story to create divisiveness when none is

warranted?

According to the crime

statistics analyst who exposed the exaggeration, Jared

Taylor of the New Century Foundation, "Many studies

over the years have determined that when black and white

criminals are carefully compared for offense and criminal

record, the justice system treats them pretty much the

same."

The failure of the

mainstream media to follow up on the report before

printing the charges is the real problem. Why does the

press jump on every story that denotes racism? And whey

haven't they corrected their assumptions in this case?

Why hasn't Building Blocks

for Youth come forward to correct the erroneous premise

of the major daily newspapers? Shouldn't we emphasize

what brings us together instead of what pulls us apart?

We can't believe anything

from the Clinton-Gore administration - or our daily

newspapers. Is there a connection?

William Fielder

Peachtree City