Interesting things are happening with Twin Cities Journalism...

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/music_blog/archive/2011/09/the_currents_mo.shtml

So for those not from Minneapolis or who don't know the story- the lead chef at True Thai (an award winning, and IMO the best Thai in Minneapolis) was the victim of a hit and run accident. It was awful- he was either dragged by the vehicle or hit hard enough to be thrown 40 feet before being left to die and where he was hit was mere blocks away from a hospital and emergency room.

To be fair, I will point out that I do have some bias (but who doesn't?)- I have been to the restaurant multiple times. And I love it. One of the owners is also the uncle of Kassi's boss at the group home where she works. Just wanted to get that out of the way, use that information at your will.

I am really disappointed by how this case is being handled. Just a big old wake up call that classism is alive and well (or racism or xenophobia, if you want to go there). It has been way too long and charges need to be filed. Senser's wife is getting the white glove treatment- her lawyer tells the cops she drove the car, she hasn't been interviewed by police yet, and she gets to live her life as if nothing happened, driver's license and all.

And the media? Yeah, every few days when something comes out it's reported. But it's pretty bare bones. Whatever happened to investigative reporting? Is it just me, or does it seem fishy how slow and drawn out this process has been so far? Ask yourself this: if the tables had been turned, and this Laotian immigrant (who isn't rich, and has had run ins with the law in his past) ran over the affluent white wife of a local celebrity- would we see it played out the same? If you answer yes...well, ignorance is bliss. I consider myself somewhat of an optimist- but also a realist. Money talks in this situation- and in this case, I hope the jury lets that money talk all the way to the bank for the slain man's family. Who hits a man within blocks of a hospital and leaves him to die? Words can't describe how low I think of Mrs. Senser right now.