A biker brawl in Waco, Texas, Sunday that left nine bikers dead and 18 injured is drawing the astonishing response from liberal media voices that the bikers are being treated differently from inner-city rioters because they’re white.
Barely had the news gone national before race-obsessed New York Times columnist Charles Blow posted a Twitter question wondering whether the National Guard would be activated — like a gang fight is somehow the same as a mass disturbance aimed at mass destruction.
One tweeter summed it up: “That awkward moment when police shoot white thugs and no one gets mad and sets the town on fire.”
Waco cops, though, seem to know exactly what happened — even if it was extreme.
“There were at least three rival gang groups here this morning for whatever reason. As they were here, we had officers on scene. We expected issues,” police spokesman Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said, according to CNN.
“In my nearly 35 years of law enforcement experience,” he said, “this is the most violent and gruesome scene that I have dealt with.”
The shootings escalated from a fist fight at the Twin Peaks restaurant and overflowed into the parking lot. Biker “thugs” shot at each other, and at police, who returned fire.
Some restaurant customers and employees took refuge in the freezer, CNN reported.
The carnage was evident, with eight gang members dead on scene, and one pronounced dead at the hospital. No officers were injured, Swanton said.
Nearly 100 weapons were recovered from the scene, according to a local CNN affiliate television station.
The Waco police response and press coverage stands in stark contrast to the recent riots in Baltimore.
Local cops were given heads up on biker clash. At least 12 were nearby before fight http://t.co/536uFqH0nA #WacoThugs pic.twitter.com/nPzp0RpYl7
— Connor Ryan (@connortryan) May 18, 2015
Police response in #Waco vs. Police response in #Ferguson. Any questions? pic.twitter.com/P0povXkIia
— Tyson (@tysonmanker) May 18, 2015
#Waco: bikers clash, allegedly over parking; 9 dead, many injured. Cops to gangsters, public: stay away from area. pic.twitter.com/GxU8vzQ8Y0
— Nicola_A_Menzie (@namenzie) May 17, 2015
THE MEDIAN AGE OF THESE GUYS IS LIKE AT LEAST 50. #WacoShooting pic.twitter.com/Eiox3pV8sT
— Holly Wood (@girlziplocked) May 17, 2015
Police have asked the public to get back and move toward Cabela’s. #TwinPeaksShooting #Waco pic.twitter.com/X1emgQuKJC
— Lauren Partain (@lpartain_kwtx) May 17, 2015
As police prepare for possible further violence among the bikers, nobody is calling for the National Guard, and nobody expects looting and burning in Waco. And perhaps most importantly, nobody’s hearing the mayor tell the police to stand down.
When will the national guard be activated in #Waco? Oh, that’s right… — Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) May 17, 2015
@CharlesMBlow When will fires be started in Waco? Oh, that’s right…
— Ratt Stevens (@RattStevens) May 17, 2015
Again, the police expect continued conflict. And no National Guard. Waco. #TwinPeaksShooting pic.twitter.com/kqtKJEccnf — deray mckesson (@deray) May 18, 2015
Will curfew be enforced upon Waco, Texas? Will the National Guards be sent in. Will the streets of Waco see paramilitary vehicles?
— Emotion Queen (@janphar) May 18, 2015
@janphar Nope. Bill Clinton took care of that when hhis AG torched 82 people to death. Remember that ass-hat? — not better off (@nopenochange) May 18, 2015
When will the curfew be established in #Waco? Oh, that’s right…
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) May 17, 2015
The mainstream media has abstained from referring to the biker gang members as “thugs.” Maybe this is because they are all white?
Media reporting in 2015 #Waco #WacoThugs pic.twitter.com/Mi38GzLfq8 — Zardoz Moot (@Zardoz_Moot) May 18, 2015
I’ve been asked this question about #Waco. Are they thugs? YES. White skin doesnt make you not a thug. They are 100 pct thugs. #WacoThugs.
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) May 18, 2015
Lack of fathers caused this. And country music. #WacoThugs https://t.co/Ie1rtfLZlh — Stereo Williams (@stereowilliams) May 17, 2015
Let Black Bike week have just a damn yelling match, Don Lemon and CNN would be there with the quickness talking about thugs #WacoThugs
— Flex Luthor (@ArrogantDemon) May 17, 2015
That awkward moment when police shoot white thugs and no one gets mad and sets the town on fire. #WacoShootout #WacoThugs — Leah the Boss (@LeahRBoss) May 18, 2015
And yet, I haven’t heard anyone use the word “thugs.” Have you? If so, direct me to it… https://t.co/XjN9UNUDJ7
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) May 17, 2015
This tweet may best illustrate how many conservatives feel about media double standards.
If you hear 9 people were killed in Waco gang shootout, & first thought is “how can I use this to prove US is racist,” you have a problem. — Erik Soderstrom (@soderstrom) May 17, 2015
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