FAKING THE NEWS: A group of anonymous leftists has placed fake issues of the local newspaper in the boxes of the "Seattle Times." The fakes are titled the "Seattle Crimes." Police are unsure if a crime has actually been committed. In an e-mail exchange, the editors of the "Crimes" reveal why they released their fake paper, which focuses on racial issues:

"The mainstream media... do not cover these issues adequately." said the Crimes' editors. "If they cover them at all, they do so with a bias, one that is very often racist. And the best way to call out racist media seemed to be to go right into their turf." The Crimes went into that turf with its own bias: The editors say there is police brutality and institutional racism at the Seattle Police Department. And they think the message got across to those who read the paper. "People seem to love it! Some of us have sat on buses or in restaurants or at our jobs watching people crack up as they read it. That's pretty cool," the editors wrote. "We've also watched people start up some pretty dope conversations about racism, police brutality, and related issues. Everybody should be talking to each other about these issues."

I wonder if those "dope conversations" include this uncomfortable topic. It certainly touches on the issues the "Crimes" raises.