Tragedy in Boston

Media reported an arrest had been made, then stepped back from the assertion. 

(From CNN)  Investigators scrambling to solve the fatal bombings at the Boston Marathon want to question a man seen on video as a possible suspect in the attack, two official sources with knowledge of the investigation said Wednesday.

The sources identified the person as a man wearing a white baseball cap. News of a possible suspect comes on a day when authorities have made "significant progress" in the case but no arrests, a federal law enforcement source told CNN's John King.

Sources previously told CNN that a suspect was in custody, but both Boston police and the FBI denied that any arrests had been made.

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In writing about the recent deaths and injuries from the bombing attacks at the Boston Marathon, the only title that seemed fitting was "Tragedy in Boston."

The human toll that has been seen on television the last few days is deeply saddening to anyone with a conscience.  There can be no excuse, political, ideological or otherwise for the slaying of innocent civilians, including women and children.

A SLATE article (I refuse to link to it) employs the headline, "Let's hope the Boston Marathon Bomber is White Male."

WHAT?

It would be understandable to say, "Let's hope the Boston Marathon Bomber ISN'T (fill-in-the-blank)," but to "wish" for the guilty party to come from a certain group, race or demographic is deplorable, and an example of "Yellow Journalism" at its worst, simply seeking headlines.

In fact, a current SLATE piece from David Weigel IS headlined, "Understandable for Muslims to 'Hope Beyond Hope' That This Doesn't Turn out to Be What It Might Be."

Weigel quotes CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour who said, "There are no conclusions.  Is it international? Is it domestic?  I am part Iranian. And I do understand the burden of association. And I know when we know who did this, we will all unite in strong condemnation."

That is reasonable.  Hoping that a white male, black female, Latino male, Irish female, etc. is culpable, is far beyond the pale.

I'd call it racism, but then again, the Left is incapable of racism, right?