Al Sharpton won't be heading to Mississippi, and for that I'm sure all of Mississippi can take some comfort. Geraldo Rivera won't be showing up either, nor can we expect burning drug stores and video of one brave mother whooping her son for acting like a moron.
But two innocent police officers who were just trying to make a routine traffic stop are dead. The murders occurred on Sunday, and four suspects have already been arrested. Now the usual media pattern for stories like this is tell you the race of everyone involved, but that assumes they cover the story at all of course. I think it's a racist load of crap to do that, but I will tell you that the racial makeup of the principles here pretty much guarantees the media won't touch this story with a 10-foot pole, as it holds out no potential for causing a race riot - just the thing they love.