In Plain Sight - NBC Nightly News Video and Article
The segment was, of course, done by outsiders and gave a very outside and very white perspective on the city. A white newscaster, a white priest, and a white Chief of Police were all the main characters in this play. A play which tells the story of compassionate outsiders doing all they can for Camden while Camden folks are either sitting on their asses and receive welfare checks, shooting up people on the streets, or becoming yet another poor victim of the violence. It tells a very one-sided story.
There were over 1,800 comments made on this story and I would be bold enough to state that over 85% of them were made by Camden outsiders. Some are really terrible and some are really compassionate, but still, the dominant voice talking about Camden is the outside voice. Where is the Camden City voice and why isn't it being heard louder?
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