Last weekend’s tragic event at the Waukesha, WI Christmas parade left six people dead and countless dozens injured, as of this writing.
The assailant Darrell E. Brooks, Jr, 39, who boasts an extensive criminal rap sheet and was released from jail just days before on a $1,000 cash bond, was charged with five counts of intentional homicide thus far.
Given the amount of carnage he caused, what transpired should be categorized as a massacre. Nothing less.
Naturally, many in the media downplayed the severity of Brooks’ actions by referring to the Waukesha massacre as a mere “crash” or deliberately blamed the SUV, not the assailant, for plowing innocent parade-goers to death. In doing so, they engaged in textbook media malpractice. Here’s how.