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Forget Sinclair. This is NPR and they put a line like that in their piece which makes it sound as if the public is speaking with a majority or unanimous voice o
by DubiousPusher 7y ago
Forget Sinclair. This is NPR and they put a line like that in their piece which makes it sound as if the public is speaking with a majority or unanimous voice on this.
And this line is classic crime reporter editorializing.
> The county attorney is no longer charging people for possession of small amounts of drugs — even heroin and meth
Which totally 'begs the question' that somehow carrying these drugs is uniquely bad. Why NPR? Why is heroin uniquely worth calling out in your reporting. Your Victorian values letting the gin drinkers get to you? Too bad they can't afford champagne.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoIf there are laws against possession and they are deciding not to prosecute, then that is definitely noteworthy, whether you agree with their decision or not.
- DubiousPusher 7y agoAbsolutely. But they are choosing not to prosecute many drug possession charges. Singling out those two without any statistical explanation of why those drugs are more problematic than any others is shock journalism trash.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoI’m not sure why you would expect NPR to editorialize here, they can just state the fact and move on with their story, this is perfectly respectable.
- Natsu 7y ago> Which totally 'begs the question' that somehow carrying these drugs is uniquely bad. Not really, those are drugs that are highly addictive and which have caused many people to be unemployable and unable to support themselves. If we're going to keep an eye out for 'propaganda' as another poster said, maybe someone who chose the name DubiousPusher has their own motives that are worth considering in this discussion?
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