Avoiding Stereotypes?

Given the subtitle to this web site (Thinking Stereotypically, Acting Individually), it’s worth examining these comments from a mainstream newspaper about avoiding stereotypes when it comes to crime:

The Austin American-Statesman newspaper said on Saturday that it is not publishing the description that local law enforcement gave of a man suspected of shooting 13 people on Friday night because it “could be harmful in perpetuating stereotypes.”

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