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Angeles Times story employed many features of innocent victim narratives, including unexpected circumstances with no way out, emotion-arousing words and phrases. Mellinger also uncovered evidence that the event, as reported in the Times, may not have occurred at all. His informants suggested that what actually occurred was a routine drug deal gone bad. He found the article filed with racism with
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residents were angered by the negative portrayal of their community in the media. Specifically mentioned were concerns that there was a perceived lack of attention to gang issues from the municipal government and their council member, Mike
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