The part of this story which draws the biggest distinction for me, is how everyone acts like this is a rare or isolated example. It’s not. There are hundreds of “Thrill Kills“, or successful “Polar Bear Hunts“, every single day.
The media act like this is incredibly rare – it’s not; The only reason they are talking about this one is because the police Chief told the media the kids admitted to being bored, and did it just for the heck of it. Usually the police don’t talk about motive or perpetrator statements, that’s why you do not hear the frequency of this. Its quite common – although the victims do not always die.

WASHINGTON – President Obama’s spokesman described the murder of Australian baseball player Christopher Lane in Oklahoma as a “pretty tragic case,” saying that Obama’s comments after the Trayvon Martin case apply to Lane.
“This sounds like a pretty tragic case,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest replied when told about the murder of Christopher Lane. Earnest said that he hadn’t heard about the murder previously. Police say that the three teenagers who allegedly shot Lane in the back while he was jogging said they did so out of boredom. […]
Earnest said that Obama’s comments after the Trayvon Martin case apply here. “[T]he president I think himself has spoken pretty eloquently about violence,” Earnest said when asked why Obama commented on the killing of Martin but not of Lane. “He expressed his concern about the impact of violence in communities across the country,” he added, referring to Obama’s comments after the Martin case..  (read more)

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