The brutal murder of 12-year-old Lola Daviet is so heinous a crime, I wish I could spare you the details. But I cannot, as to ignore their evil would dishonour her memory. Lola’s body was discovered on the 14th of October 2022, in a suitcase in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. She was raped, tortured, and had her throat slashed by Dahbia Benkired, an Algerian national who outstayed her visa, and was in the country illegally.
Traditionally, journalists have always had the same approach to scandalous stories such as this: if it bleeds, it leads. But the modern media are more discerning when it comes to crime; they are determined to ensure that two major factors are in order before they get excited: first, that the victim is not white, and second, that the perpetrator is white. ‘Racial justice’ is a billion dollar industry, and if you want to sell a story, it’s imperative to identify a narrative for which the market has an appetite.
