The best rule of thumb to follow;
If it's a white kid, people will care, but if the kid is black it goes unreported. Unless Sir Ian Blair points out that it's gone unreported and that the media are racist - then Sir Ian Blair will be in the media for insensitive remarks, apparently.
(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Sat 6 Dec 2008, 22:08, Reply)