Thursday, October 23, 2003

Liberal self-censorship Part II

A man is charged with stabbing his baby son to death. How is it reported ?

BBC
"His father, Shahajan Kabir, 39, appeared at Carlisle Magistrates Court ..."

Sun
"AN ILLEGAL immigrant appeared in court today charged with murdering his 10-month-old baby. "

Guardian
"A 39-year-old father appeared in court today ...."

Times
"He arrived in the UK in the mid-1990s and had been working at a local Asian restaurant as a chef. He had recently been interviewed by immigration services and was due to be deported in the next few days."

Independent
"A 39-year-old man from the Carlisle area ...."

Daily Mirror
"Dad Kabir, said to be facing imminent deportation from the UK, was driven from hospital to be quizzed about the attack ..... he came to Britain in 1995."

Ananova
"An illegal immigrant has appeared in court charged with murdering his 10-month-old baby."

Do we detect a pattern here ?

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