 Others have noted that the lack of coverage is not simply a media issue . Peter Fahy , the spokesman on race issues for the Association of Chief Police Officers said : " A lot of police officers and other professionals feel almost the best thing to do is to try and avoid [ discussing such attacks ] for fear of being criticised . This is not healthy " . Montague suggests the lack of police appeals in cases involving white victims may be a cause of the lack of media coverage . Evidence of this was seen in the Parker case , with the police initially appearing keen to dismiss the possible racist aspect of the murder , stating " there was no reason to believe that the attack was racially motivated " . 
