The invisible victims of the bombings in Boston (Part 1)

Media, internet, and social media platform can decide who is the suspect?

Today, because of the internet and social media platform, media companies and their employees should be careful when sharing information.

Just one hour after the bombings in Boston, Erik Lash, an important reporter from Fox News, issued the following statement:

After the opinion was strongly criticized, Lash deleted the statement and said that was just joking, but refused to apologize. Lash said reformist parties and Muslim abuse of the First Amendment to protect the nature of religion and freedom of expression, in order to conquer the United States. (resources：The Independent 4/16/2013 )

April 18, the Palestinian female doctor, Hema Abolaban (right), who lives in the United States, was abused and beatings of white men, the man shouted: "F*** Muslims! You terrorists! I hate you! You did Boston!" in the streets of Massachusetts. (resources：Color Lines Magazine )

At the night of Boston bombings, 30-year-old Bangladeshi man, ABDULLAH FARUQUE, was in the Bronx, New York restaurant dining. Another man suddenly grabbed his head and asked him if he is Arabs, and others said: "Yes, he is Arabs!." Everyone started hitting him and Faruque did not know what is happening. After going home and turning on the news, Faruque finally knew why he was hit. (resource：New York Post 4/18/2013)

THE SAUDI MARATHON MAN 

(resource：The New Yorker, posted by Amy Davidson)

A 20-year-old man, watching the Boston Marathon, was hurt by the spread of the bomb. He is not the only victims. There are one hundred and seventy-six people were injured and three people were killed. But he is the only one when receiving treatment in hospital, his residence was searched by the large number of troops, including many police, secret service, and two police dogs.

His roommate told the "Boston Herald", that many polices came to their apartment. His property was packed by paper bags and his neighbors are monitored. His roommate is also a student and said he did not think that his roommate would be a bomber, because he was just a good man like sports. Later the same day, he was questioned by the reporter of Fox News again and again whether he is sure not living with the murderer. His roommate shouted and cried : "Let me go to school, man."

The Saudi man who was injured in bombings in Boston. His home is emptied by the police to search for evidence. 

At the same time, when many hurt people were escaping out of the bombings, he was described as a suspect. Why? According to CBS News, A passenger saw that this young man was wounded to escape, but passengers beat him down and sent him to the police. The reason is that they felt that this young man is very suspicious. Why suspicious? The only reason is that he is a Saudi Arabs and a possible Muslims. Media and the reporters let people know they are the evil!

Before long, the New York Post, followed by Fox News, has stated that "A Saudi Arabs suspect is arrested in the appalling Boston bombings". The still unidentified Saudi suspects ", has become the object of everyone's anxiety.