White Teenage Criminals Are Cuddly And Cute And White And Not Really Criminals Really!

[geardaddy]

http://wonkette.com/572824/white-teenage-criminals-are-cuddly-and-cute-and-white-and-not-really-criminals-really

Dalton Hayes, an 18-year-old out on bond from a burglary charge, and Cheyenne Philips, his 13-year-old “girlfriend,” ran away from their respective homes in Kentucky and stole a series of cars around the South before being arrested two weeks later. It’s a simple enough story: star-crossed lovers go on multistate crime spree! We’re rooting for ya, white kids! Here’s the headline from the Associated Press, as published in the Los Angeles Times:


We did not cherry-pick this headline. “Bonnie and Clyde” was the dominant description used for “Hayes and Phillips,” as evidenced by this snapshot from Google News:



The rest at link.

[Blue_Tires]

1. kick for truth

[big_dog]

2. the 13 yr old is now claiming she was beaten at home

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2918465/Teen-crime-spree-Abusive-family-motive-running.html

[Politicalboi]

3. What next for Kentucky's teenage Bonnie and Clyde after capture?

A reality show probably. It's America 21st Century. Older but not wiser. Bet Faux or Mrs. Greenspan breaks in during SOTU just to get another glimpse of the cute couple. Totally newsworthy.

[bluestateguy]

4. Where are the leaders of the white community?

Silence from Limbaugh, O'Reilly and Cyrus.

[big_dog]

8. but Maury Povich is now hot in the trail

Dalton Hayes ....the DNA test proves with 99.9% accuracy that you most definitely ARE the father of Cheyenne's baby!!!

[SummerSnow]

28. If she ran off with a black guy they would demand his head on a platter

[Nye Bevan]

5. Why do you see "Bonnie and Clyde" as a compliment?

The real Bonnie and Clyde were dangerous criminals.

[geardaddy]

10. Take it up with Wonkette.

[Dreamer Tatum]

17. You wrote the OP. You account for it. If the moniker seems cute to you

then you're the one romanticizing Bonnie and Clyde.

Would you have liked to seen these kids die in a hail of gunfire?

[BronxBoy]

23. Bottom line is....

They are not being called "THUGS"

[Dreamer Tatum]

25. So the nationwide media and search and getting his ass in custody is all for nothing

because no one is calling him a thug?

Ridiculous as all hell.

[big_dog]

34. i cant believe they got away as long as they did

the cops seemed to have known they were around the Florida panhandle homeless camps

[geardaddy]

43. I didn't write the OP

I posted it, yes. I'll account for my posting it. No one wants to see anyone die in a hail of gunfire.

The point of the article, if you can get past the headline is that the teenager were being portrayed in a romantic fashion.

[Anansi1171]

35. Not your best point, Nye. The mere mention of Bonnie and Clyde..

... Rings a deep romantic mythos that we all can recognize.

It's easy even of a type or subgenre; from the Warren Beatty film to Thelma and Louise.

[LittleBlue]

6. Probably because they didn't hurt anyone

From what I read, it was mostly theft and carjacking. Hardly Bonnie and Clyde, who killed at least a dozen people while robbing banks. The press needed a sensational story and turned these two idiots into Bonnie and Clyde.

[rbrnmw]

38. which coulda mostly woulda gotten black kids killed nt...

[oberliner]

7. The "teen sweethearts" angle was repulsive on many levels

Not the least of which being that she is a 13 year old child who was abducted (and possibly statutorily raped) by this adult male.

[dilby]

9. Yeah no kidding, Wonkette should be more concerned about

the girl most likely being raped by an adult over her being on a crime spree with him.

[geardaddy]

11. Wonkette talks about how the media is whitewashing this

They talk about how there's no mention of kidnapping, or 2nd degree rape.

[big_dog]

12. depends what the age of consent is in Kentucky

Last edited Tue Jan 20, 2015, 07:32 PM - Edit history (1)

there were laws lately still in effect that used to let 13 year olds get married in Nebraska with the parents and local judges consent.

[oberliner]

13. Glad someone has been talking about this

It seems like the MSM is just sort of letting that angle slide.

[former9thward]

14. Where is the kidnapping coming from?

Was the girl held against her will? If she was kidnapped why was she arrested? Kidnap victims are returned to family not arrested.

[big_dog]

15. if she was under the age consent in that state, then it probably doesnt matter

kidnapping is the charge since this would be adjucated in juvenille court

[former9thward]

18. My question is that is does not sound like she was kidnapped.

She went with him voluntarily and was not held.

[big_dog]

20. not sure it matters, if the age of consent is 14 then it may be kidnapping

unauthorized transportation of minors over state lines

[former9thward]

21. If I was a juror I would not convict on that charge.

No matter the law. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor is more appropriate.

[big_dog]

29. yes that sounds about right

n.t

[davidn3600]

16. Kentucky has a "Romeo and Juliet" clause

He can't be charged for statutory rape unless he's over 21...which he's not.

[Dreamer Tatum]

19. In any case, they scoured the country for him, found him, and he's being dealt with.

Jesus Christ, what else are they supposed to do?

For people who howl when a cop farts in the presence of a lawbreaker, people sure do want them to crack this kid's skull.

[BronxBoy]

24. Good job on missing the point....

the OP has less to do about "cracking skulls" and more about how if these were two Kids of color, the coverage wouldn't be so vanilla

[Dreamer Tatum]

26. I could give a shit about the coverage. The punk is in custody. nt

[BronxBoy]

32. Of course you don't...

are you White?

[davidn3600]

30. Not sure if they were kids of color if it would make the news at all

This is barely newsworthy itself. It only is because some idiot somewhere in the media started the whole "Bonnie and Clyde" thing.

And being called "Bonnie and Clyde" isn't exactly "vanilla." The real Bonnie and Clyde killed a bunch of people, including 9 cops, while robbing banks and stores in a multi-state crime spree.

This kid is a punk, but he's no Clyde. And the girl is no Bonnie.

[BronxBoy]

33. But they aren't being called thugs either....

and therein lies my point.

[AgingAmerican]

22. Two of my teenage friends

...were killed by the police. Both in car chases. Both were 'white'. Cops routinely beat the shit out of us when we were teenagers. The premise of the op is bullshit.

[KittyWampus]

27. Mr. Scorpio posted about this. The "mug shots" the media used were like

the best, flattering photos they could find… the USA Today one at the bottom left of your screen.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

31. If they were black would they still be alive?

[BronxBoy]

36. Or would we be subjected to...

their "cuddly pictures" ????

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

37. You can be sure the media would scour the internet and their lives for pics that made

them out to be thugs.

Anything.

[rbrnmw]

39. funny they aren't thugs not shot and killed by cops

Oh wait right they had the complexion for the protection

[olddots]

41. brilliant. The Complexion for the Protection

That nails it these two cuties will probably get a book deal ,record deal ,movie and reality shows and fox will make them commentators .

[rbrnmw]

42. it's Paul Mooney's but I think it fits this perfectly

[MrScorpio]

40. Kick age! nt