In the first few weeks of January 2013 in Chicago, 25 people have already been murdered - most were young black and Hispanic men, murdered by other young black and Hispanic men

Why does the media ignore murders when they are committed by racial minorities?In 2011, 74.6% of murder victims were African-American, 19.5% were Latino, and 4.3% were white. Citywide, the population is 42.6% white, 38% African-American and 26% Latino. That means a black Chicagoan is 20 times more likely to be a murder victim than a white Chicagoan.