The replies to this comment are untruthful. The journalist was clearly sympathetic to the author's ideology, which NPR later tried to conceal. As the diff from original to latest shows:[1]

  "hand-wringing about looting" -> "condemnation of looting"
  "bemoaned the property damage" -> "denounced the property damage"
  "Korean small-business owner murdering 15-year-old Latasha Harlins" -> "Korean small-business owner [killing] 15-year-old Latasha Harlins"

IMO, you've been downvoted to cover up the journalist's bias and, arguably, the bias of NPR's audience.

[1] https://www.diffchecker.com/CJz1Bn51/