Media’s Apparent Bias Called Out After Story’s Image Fails to Account for Truth of Bus Stop Stabbing

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It’s the kind of juicy story that local media loves: “4 Illinois Women Charged For Fighting At Their Kids Bus Stop,” the headline from Rockford, Illinois, country station WXXQ read.

Yes, on May 2, “adults were acting like children when a fight broke out at a school bus stop in Rockford … and now four women have been charged after one of them was stabbed,” WXXQ staff writer Johnny V noted.

“According to the press release from the Rockford Police Department, officers responded to the Rockford Ridge Apartments at 3552 Elm Street where a fight between four women ensued near a school bus.

“The women were dropping off their kids around 8 am on Tuesday morning (5/2) when a verbal altercation began at the school bus stop, then police say ‘at some point the verbal arguing escalated, and all four women started physically fighting.’ One of the women in the altercation reportedly stabbed another

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