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This is moronic. Even if you believe that all police are bad actors, it doesn't make any sense that they would be randomly attacking Murdock as he described. Is

by dpark 10y ago

This is moronic. Even if you believe that all police are bad actors, it doesn't make any sense that they would be randomly attacking Murdock as he described. Is it impossible? No. Is it far, far less likely than Murdock having a psychotic break and lapsing into paranoia and confusion? Yes.

geggam 10y ago
enjoy that illusion... one day you will meet the police and think back .. hopefully you remember and feel at least a bit ashamed
- dpark 10y ago
  Attitudes like yours are unhelpful. If all police are fundamentally evil, then there can be no conversation about how to fix the problems with police abuses. If all police are not fundamentally evil, then people like you poison the well and make it more difficult to discuss and maybe fix some of the problems. If all police are fundamentally evil, then people like you are wasting everyone's time anyway. Either way, you're not helpful.
  - geggam 10y ago
    because posting on HN is a social fix ? and im moronic ?
    - dpark 10y ago
      Attitudes like yours are poisonous in general, not just on HN. And yes, your paranoid belief that all police are evildoers just waiting around every corner to assault strangers is moronic. Your paranoia is stopping you from engaging in rational thought about the police.
      - geggam 10y ago
        its not paranoia... its experience
        dpark 10y ago
        When you believe that police waiting outside a random person's house with the goal of pointlessly attacking them is more likely than a psychotic break, that's paranoia. When you think all police are fundamentally bad people, that's paranoia.
dang 10y ago
> This is moronic. Please don't break the HN guidelines with name-calling like this, no matter how wrong another comment may be. Your comment would be much stronger and more convincing without that first bit.
- dpark 10y ago
  Fair enough. I clearly violated the guidelines since the "don't do this" example is exactly what I did. I can't say that's my mistake, but it is my fault.

by dpark 10y ago

geggam 10y ago

enjoy that illusion... one day you will meet the police and think back .. hopefully you remember and feel at least a bit ashamed

dpark 10y ago
Attitudes like yours are unhelpful. If all police are fundamentally evil, then there can be no conversation about how to fix the problems with police abuses. If all police are not fundamentally evil, then people like you poison the well and make it more difficult to discuss and maybe fix some of the problems. If all police are fundamentally evil, then people like you are wasting everyone's time anyway. Either way, you're not helpful.
- geggam 10y ago
  because posting on HN is a social fix ? and im moronic ?
  - dpark 10y ago
    Attitudes like yours are poisonous in general, not just on HN. And yes, your paranoid belief that all police are evildoers just waiting around every corner to assault strangers is moronic. Your paranoia is stopping you from engaging in rational thought about the police.
    - geggam 10y ago
      its not paranoia... its experience
      - dpark 10y ago
        When you believe that police waiting outside a random person's house with the goal of pointlessly attacking them is more likely than a psychotic break, that's paranoia. When you think all police are fundamentally bad people, that's paranoia.

dang 10y ago

> This is moronic. Please don't break the HN guidelines with name-calling like this, no matter how wrong another comment may be. Your comment would be much stronger and more convincing without that first bit.

dpark 10y ago
Fair enough. I clearly violated the guidelines since the "don't do this" example is exactly what I did. I can't say that's my mistake, but it is my fault.