I'm usually not the biggest fan of the current state-of-the-network at CNN. Their obsession with fluff race controversies has really gotten on my nerves. Anderson Cooper's role, since Katrina as our de facto, only-slightly-more-masculine Mother Theresa is little improvement over Paula.
That said, he did a really interesting piece for 60 Minutes the other night on attitudes towards "snitching" to the police, particularly in black America and hip hop culture, specifically.
Describing a phenomena that is not much different from the Mafia's code of omerta, or silence, he reports on a trend in music and culture that discourages any assistance to the police even if one has knowledge of the commission of a crime.
It's worth a quick view if you have the time. Hats off to 60 Minutes for remaining relevant after all these years.
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