Prejudices Vs. Facts

By Brian Montopoli

April 17, 2007 / 2:50 PM EDT / CBS News

(AP Photo/Virginia State Police)

"Individual prejudices inform our comprehension of any new tragedy much faster than facts."

--Andrew Leonard, writing in Salon. Leonard notes that commentator Debbie Schlussel speculated "that the 'Asian' gunman is a Pakistani Muslim."