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02.16.2009 3:22 pm

Reader says we are inconsistent in identifying suspects by race

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

On the eve of our chat about crime and race, we’ve received this submission for a letter to the editor:

I just wanted to send an email in response to your story about a St. Louis County man that has attacked…

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01.12.2009 8:31 pm

Is it right to say the suspect is black? Or Latino? Or white?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

From time to time, we get calls — or comments on online stories — asking why we didn’t identify the race of a crime suspect, particularly when police are seeking someone.

Whenever readers ask this, I am reminded of a seminar…

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