![]() If two white teens had set a mentally ill black man on fire last Friday on Lyell Avenue, how many floors at the Strathallan would be set aside for national media today? #ROCĪs Lonsberry highlights, there has been a near blackout on any national reporting of the story - with a total blackout on the races involved. Lonsberry noted Monday, “If two white teens had set a mentally ill black man on fire last Friday on Lyell Avenue, how many floors at the Strathallan would be set aside for national media today? #ROC.” Rochester journalist and radio host Bob Lonsberry made the races public and highlighted the double-standard in news coverage that has contributed to the deterioration of Rochester, a city engulfed in an at-times violent campaign against police officers over alleged racism. ![]() The story was reported by local station WHAM 13 News, but the races of the individuals involved were not specified. The victim fought for his life for four days in a burn trauma unit before he passed. The two reportedly sneaked into the home of the man on Friday afternoon, sprayed him with an ignitable fluid and set him on fire until 70% of his body was covered in second and third-degree burns.Ī man, identified as either a mail carrier or a gas and electric worker, burst into the apartment to try to put out the burning man, who was apparently left to die. By the time the 911 call was made and police arrived, it was too late. ![]() Two black teens have been charged with assault and arson in connection to the brutal death of a mentally ill white man in Rochester, New York.
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