romona who?

oh, you've got to love the local nyc news. last night, there was a brief story, and i mean brief, on the channel 7 news about how romona moore's killers finally were convicted of her murder. who's romona moore? a guyanese immigrant and college student who was tortured in a basement for a week and then murdered in 2003. romona's mother totally called out the nyc police and media as being racist for not giving a you-know-what when her daughter went missing:

The police declined to open a case at first, suggesting to her family that many women her age fail to check in with their families for benign causes. Her family has long said that the police and the news media ignored the disappearance because of her race, and yesterday, after the verdict, Ms. Moore's mother, Elle Carmichael, said: "This was a Hunter College student, a black woman. Racist, it's all racist." (nytimes.com)

here's where it gets good. the story that followed this one on the news was a long story, and i mean long, about the man accused of murdering imette st. guillen (the not-black graduate student) and his arraignment in court yesterday:

"I think someday this case is going to be taught at law school as a particularly special example of forensic testimony," said Charles J. Hynes, the Brooklyn district attorney, at a news conference before Mr. Littlejohn's arraignment.
"New York was Imette's home," she [Imette's sister] said, straining to remain composed as her family stood behind her. "She loved the city and its people, and you have honored her memory with your outpourings of love and support for her and for our family." (nytimes.com)

hmmm... interesting. you were just called out as being racist, channel 7. what are you going to do about it? continue to be racist! jerkbutts.