We have noted, dozens of times, how the Lexington Herald-Leader, in going along with the McClatchy mugshot policy, has declined to print mugshots of accused defendants, even when those defendants are already convicted felons, and even when the subjects are accused of murder and are still on the loose.
But now, the Herald-Leader is doing the community a service, with an accused murderer on the loose. Can you spot the difference?
Kenneth Strange, photo via Nicholasville Police Department. Click to enlarge.
Police: Central KY murder suspect on the run, ‘considered armed and dangerous’
by Jeremy Chisenhall | Wednesday, January 5, 2022 | 4:48 PM EST | Updated: Thursday, January 6, 2022 | 7:58 AM EST
Nicholasville police were looking for a local man who they believe killed a woman, the police department announced Wednesday.
Kenneth Strange, 54, was wanted for the alleged murder of a woman who was found shot dead at Strange’s residence on Lauren Drive in Nicholasville in the early-morning hours Wednesday, police said. Police have obtained warrants for Strange’s arrest, they said.
“Strange is currently on the run and should be considered armed and dangerous,” Nicholasville police said in a Facebook post. “We are currently working with several jurisdictions across the commonwealth in an attempt to locate him. If anyone knows where Strange might be please contact your local law enforcement agency.”
There’s more here.
Can you think of anything, anything at all, which makes publishing Mr Strange’s photo different from say, that of Jo’Quon Anthony Edwards Jackson, or Juanyah J Clay?
They are highlighting white on white crime?
I don’t have the evidence to say that much yet, but the vast majority of the Bluegrass State’s population are white, so whites here will be the majority of both crime victims and criminals. I’ve simply noted that the newspaper is far more willing to publish photos of white people accused of crimes than it is black people accused of crimes.