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[webofevil]

Police say they think the firebombing down the road was racially motivated. This was the third firebomb attack on an Asian grocer's in as many weeks, although the first to be fatal. I would have expected them maybe to say something after the first two, but, as with stalking and domestics, it usually takes a death before they really take something seriously.

If I were more in the mood to appreciate it, I would enjoy pointing out that the e-fit they've released of the suspect:



although it might turn out to resemble him exactly, looks for the moment like a feverishly racist caricature. This is all the more unfortunate because, as the attack happened over the road from the police station, the e-fit relies mainly on witness statements given by police officers.

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[pipistrellus.livejournal.com]

Upon seeing that e-fit on TV, I was reduced to helpless laughter.
If they find ANYONE who looks like that, my God, I want to see them standing next to their e-fit picture.

[chiller.livejournal.com]

He's ... he's not going to be THAT hard to find, is he?

I mean, essentially we're looking for one of the bad guys from the Fifth Element.