2 chapters across the catalog
Fox News reporter Trace Gallagher covers the appearance of mysterious piles of bricks at protest sites in cities like New York, Dallas, and Kansas City. Moe notes that these bricks never appear when it is time to build something in black neighborhoods, only when it is time to tear things down. They discuss videos of "white girls" handing bricks to black youths.
The media's focus on sensational crimes—such as a mother swapping an infant for crack or a child being set on fire—is discussed as a method of narrative building. The "crack baby" phenomenon is introduced, questioning the long-term outcomes for children born addicted in the 1980s. The segment notes how these stories were used to justify aggressive legislative and policing shifts.
