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I think holding governments accountable is a pretty core job of news outlets. And the use of controversial kinds of warrants is newsworthy.
by sp332 5y ago
I think holding governments accountable is a pretty core job of news outlets. And the use of controversial kinds of warrants is newsworthy.
- batch12 5y agoThe way this is written is obviously intended to evoke a specific feeling and convey a single opinion. I am tired of being manipulated for ad revenue.
- sp332 5y agoI don't know what you want, an article that's happy about geofence warrants? If reading an article about a FOIA response makes you angry, maybe the article isn't the problem. Edit: to be clear, I did not feel rage when reading the article. I don't want to invalidate your reaction, but I'm not convinced that the article was designed for that.
- batch12 5y agoReading an article written in such a way as to cause needless flamewars makes me angry. The article is a borderline opinion piece. For instance: > While some towns saw significant property damage in the wake of the Jacob Blake protests, all evidence shows the attack against the Seattle union building was ineffective and notable mostly as an affront to local police. The writer is expressing on opinion that the attack wasn't that bad and didn't justify this kind of warrant- not that the warrant should never be used-- just not used to investigate activity related to BLM activity. There is no mention as to the legality of throwing fire bombs at buildings or comment on the justification actually used in the warrant.
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- pmorici 5y agoThe author seems to make a point of minimizing the crime of trying to commit arson with fire bombs because the perpetrators weren’t successful in burning the building down as a rational for why this was somehow an over reach. Seems like a nutty argument.