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As a heads up, all of the "Crime Watch" for Minnesota and Minneapolis are run by a verifiable racist. Please ensure you review that source with awareness of the

As a heads up, all of the "Crime Watch" for Minnesota and Minneapolis are run by a verifiable racist. Please ensure you review that source with awareness of the bias that is implicitly in every update from them. Source: https://minnesotareformer.com/2021/01/25/data-show-racial-bias-in-reporting-from-popular-twin-cities-crime-media-network/ https://minnesotareformer.com/2021/01/25/data-show-racial-bi...

henriquez 5y ago
Any facts that come from a racist or otherwise problematic source are deemed “hate facts” and must be discarded.
the_doctah 5y ago
If it's verifiable then why didn't you provide the evidence?
- codyogden 5y ago
  Okay. https://minnesotareformer.com/2021/01/25/data-show-racial-bias-in-reporting-from-popular-twin-cities-crime-media-network/ https://minnesotareformer.com/2021/01/25/data-show-racial-bi...
  - the_doctah 5y ago
    This reads like a bunch of high school drama between the source you posted and the crime watch page. It also provides extremely weak support for your racism claim.
bequanna 5y ago
Why are you making this about race? Even if that account doesn't have perfect coverage of all crimes committed, the incidents that are being report by that account DID actually happen, right? As an aside, I've been very happy to see the strategy of calling everything you don't like "racism" lose its effectiveness over the past year.
- codyogden 5y ago
  > Why are you making this about race? I'm not making this about race. I'm making this about whether it's okay to accept the views of racists. Completely different. > Even if that account doesn't have perfect coverage of all crimes committed, the incidents that are being report by that account DID actually happen, right? Nope. Per the source, not all of them happened, and the accuracy of the reports is questionable.
  - bequanna 5y ago
    Well, I guess I (and many others) will continue to rely on a source that pretty accurately represents reality vs completely discounting it because someone doesn’t like hearing uncomfortable truth, hand waves and screeches “racism”. The source you posted is not well researched, balanced, and does not at all appear credible. Indeed, if you would like a glimpse into the author's political world view, you can check the below link to his podcast where he states: "...actual Nazis are increasingly hard to differentiate from mainstream conservatives." So...yea. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unbalanced-mn-logan-carroll/id1491615136 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unbalanced-mn-logan-ca...

henriquez 5y ago

Any facts that come from a racist or otherwise problematic source are deemed “hate facts” and must be discarded.

the_doctah 5y ago

If it's verifiable then why didn't you provide the evidence?

codyogden 5y ago
Okay. https://minnesotareformer.com/2021/01/25/data-show-racial-bias-in-reporting-from-popular-twin-cities-crime-media-network/ https://minnesotareformer.com/2021/01/25/data-show-racial-bi...
- the_doctah 5y ago
  This reads like a bunch of high school drama between the source you posted and the crime watch page. It also provides extremely weak support for your racism claim.

bequanna 5y ago

Why are you making this about race? Even if that account doesn't have perfect coverage of all crimes committed, the incidents that are being report by that account DID actually happen, right? As an aside, I've been very happy to see the strategy of calling everything you don't like "racism" lose its effectiveness over the past year.

codyogden 5y ago
> Why are you making this about race? I'm not making this about race. I'm making this about whether it's okay to accept the views of racists. Completely different. > Even if that account doesn't have perfect coverage of all crimes committed, the incidents that are being report by that account DID actually happen, right? Nope. Per the source, not all of them happened, and the accuracy of the reports is questionable.
- bequanna 5y ago
  Well, I guess I (and many others) will continue to rely on a source that pretty accurately represents reality vs completely discounting it because someone doesn’t like hearing uncomfortable truth, hand waves and screeches “racism”. The source you posted is not well researched, balanced, and does not at all appear credible. Indeed, if you would like a glimpse into the author's political world view, you can check the below link to his podcast where he states: "...actual Nazis are increasingly hard to differentiate from mainstream conservatives." So...yea. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unbalanced-mn-logan-carroll/id1491615136 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unbalanced-mn-logan-ca...