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Do we really need the press to tell us 4 is the sum of 2 and 2 for everything? I think it's fairly simple and we should be able to put 2 and 2 together.
by jsnk 4y ago
Do we really need the press to tell us 4 is the sum of 2 and 2 for everything?
I think it's fairly simple and we should be able to put 2 and 2 together.
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- Beltalowda 4y agoQuite a number of people have been assassinated by random people with mental health issues. Of course, it would be naïve to not suspect a relation to Islamic fundamentalism, but as a public person you're kind of always at risk, and you can never know the motivation. It doesn't really matter if that's reported today or tomorrow, when we can operate on facts rather than assumptions (even if those assumptions are likely to be true). And taking back wrong reporting is basically impossible as many people will never see the correction.
- ch4s3 4y agoThe fact is we don't actually know anything yet. One can suppose that the attacker was angry about something Rushdie said or wrote, but we don't know that yet. For all we know the guy could just be insane, or have a more personal grudge.
- xdennis 4y agoI don't think there's anything to criticize about the press here. Many articles mention the calls for his assassination and bounties placed on him by Islamic extremists. But without learning more about the attacker it would be wrong to rush to accuse anyone.