Mr "Hands Up. Don't Shoot." arrested

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by whell

Truth-out, huh? I might as well start posting from Breitbart.

Do you deny the truth of the excerpt I quoted?

[whell]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Do you deny the truth of the excerpt I quoted?

I don't deny that its an opinion piece.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by whell

I don't deny that its an opinion piece.

Translated: 'I'll avoid a straight answer because I don't do honest dialog.'

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by whell

I don't deny that its an opinion piece.

Let me try one more time. Do you agree or disagree that the "opinion" expressed is an accurate reflection of reality and why?

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Let me try one more time. Do you agree or disagree that the "opinion" expressed is an accurate reflection of reality and why?

[whell]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Let me try one more time. Do you agree or disagree that the "opinion" expressed is an accurate reflection of reality and why?

First of all: is there a reason you're trying so hard to change the subject on this thread?

One more time - its an opinion piece. It focuses on one side of the story, therefore it presents an incomplete set of facts and likely biased perspective on those incomplete facts.

[whell]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Translated: 'I'll avoid a straight answer because I don't do honest dialog.'

Translated - Don apparently can't separate a news item from an opinion piece.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by whell

Translated - Don apparently can't separate a news item from an opinion piece.

And my point from before is validated. You would never say a thing like that, if you argued honestly. You know damn well I read and analyze with fine comprehension.

And it's your position that opinion can always be disregarded, if you wish? That there's no such thing as opinion that is insightful and truthful? That is so odd a notion that I likewise can't believe you are arguing honestly in advancing it.

It strikes me that you never consider any argument we offer to you on it's merits. It will always be attacked, because, after all, it's our argument. And you have no respect for our opinions, at all.

Which mainly goes both ways, of course, and I don't see that changing ever. Which limits my interest in conversing with you to 'occasional.'

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by whell

First of all: is there a reason you're trying so hard to change the subject on this thread?

This thread has no subject. So what if Dorian Johnson was arrested? It just affords you with something to get all smug and hateful about.

One more time - its an opinion piece. It focuses on one side of the story, therefore it presents an incomplete set of facts and likely biased perspective on those incomplete facts.

The truth and lies aren't "two sides" of the same story. The "facts" are that illegal police violence is longstanding and ingrained in police culture and that it's smartphones that are showing us the full extent of it.

[catswiththum]

I found this to be a well written piece on the subject as it applies to Baltimore:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/democ...iminal-justice