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> Watch for "cops save baby ducks" stories in the next few months. Media collaborates with police to produce these puff pieces after every police brutality inci

> Watch for "cops save baby ducks" stories in the next few months. Media collaborates with police to produce these puff pieces after every police brutality incident. > Literally every dept does these after police killings, it's amazing. Maybe, maybe not. There's no evidence of causation or conspiracy shown here. Even the prediction seems a little bogus. "The next few months" seems like it might just be when ducks start having ducklings. I predict in about six months, you'll start to see dozens of stories about cops saving kids who were drowning in lakes and rivers. I assure you, it's totally a conspiracy to distract you from police brutality and has nothing to do with summer and beat reporting. Edit: And a lot of these supposed propaganda stories are actually about animal control officers. This blog post itself and the tweet it's based on are starting to look like shoddy pieces of propaganda: https://wokq.com/manchester-nh-police-rescue-seven-ducklings-from-drainpipe/ https://wokq.com/manchester-nh-police-rescue-seven-ducklings...: > Enter Manchester's Animal Control Officers, including Kayla Tremblay. Tremblay knew exactly what to do after the officers located the storm drain and the missing ducklings. https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/whats-viral/us-california-based-officer-uses-mobile-to-rescue-11-baby-ducks-from-storm-drain.html https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/whats-viral...: > A California animal control officer with her presence of mind saved a group of baby ducklings from a storm drain. https://fox4kc.com/news/officers-rescue-flock-of-ducklings-from-spillway/ https://fox4kc.com/news/officers-rescue-flock-of-ducklings-f... > OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Animal control officers responded to a different kind of emergency at one of the Overland Park’s parks. https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/2022/05/18/rescuers-save-ducklings-fell-marlborough-ma-storm-drain/9809112002/ https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/2022/05/18/res...: > Alyssa Giaquinto, of The Giaquinto Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, along with the Marlborough Animal Control Officer and members of the Marlborough Police and Public Works departments all worked together to rescue the ducklings from the drain.

genocidicbunny 4y ago
> I assure you, it's totally a conspiracy to distract you from police brutality Not sure if this is intended to be sarcasm, but it's like the adage goes -- just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you. I don't know if it's a conspiracy or just an emergent status quo, but the media do constantly provide puff pieces for the police. Old ladies crossing the icy street in the winter, ducklings in the spring, kids and swimming pools in the summer and Halloween/Thanksgiving in the fall. Regardless the season they'll find some way to spin the cops in a positive light.
- tablespoon 4y ago
  > Not sure if this is intended to be sarcasm, but it's like the adage goes -- just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you. But it doesn't mean they're after you, either. > ...but the media do constantly provide puff pieces for the police. And teachers, too. Is that a media conspiracy to distract from poor school performance and low test scores? Must be, as proof, watch for the big jump in those from September to June, right during the school year, when schools are actively performing poorly. What's really happening is there exists a genre of news called "human interest stories" that highlight all kinds of feel-good positive stuff. In this case, one type is about ducks getting saved. Here's a bunch of stories where firefighters are doing it: https://www.wusa9.com/article/life/animals/baby-ducks-rescued-storm-drain-montgomery-county/65-1deeeb0e-574c-44ac-b2a9-8896f1136251 https://www.wusa9.com/article/life/animals/baby-ducks-rescue... https://www.wral.com/apex-fire-department-rescues-13-baby-ducks-from-storm-drain/20274595/ https://www.wral.com/apex-fire-department-rescues-13-baby-du... https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jc-firefighters-rescue-ducks-from-storm-drain/ https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jc-firefighters-rescue-ducks... https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/ducklings-rescued-okolona-fire-msd-stuck-in-manhole-louisville/417-11af3e79-e53c-4c7a-9ac2-d267ab043462 https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/ducklings-rescued-... https://www.whec.com/archive/ducklings-rescued-from-sewer-drain/ https://www.whec.com/archive/ducklings-rescued-from-sewer-dr... https://local12.com/news/local/nky-fire-department-comes-to-the-rescue-of-a-family-of-ducklings-cincinnati-ohio-kentucky-erlanger-ducks-pond-storm-drain- https://local12.com/news/local/nky-fire-department-comes-to-... https://www.12news.com/article/life/animals/lucky-duckies-phoenix-firefighters-save-brood-ducks-fell-storm-drain/75-f8e1e188-cc10-4c54-a66c-77086559613e https://www.12news.com/article/life/animals/lucky-duckies-ph... https://www.fox29.com/news/firefighters-get-creative-to-save-5-ducklings-from-storm-drain https://www.fox29.com/news/firefighters-get-creative-to-save... https://www.winknews.com/2022/07/26/ducklings-saved-from-harrowing-incident-by-estero-fire-rescue/ https://www.winknews.com/2022/07/26/ducklings-saved-from-har... https://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/2021/05/05/spring-brings-out-firefighters-and-baby-ducks-down-drains/4956334001/ https://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/2021/05/05/spring-bri... https://www.ocregister.com/2021/04/01/huntington-beach-firefighters-save-seven-ducklings-from-30-foot-deep-storm-drain/ https://www.ocregister.com/2021/04/01/huntington-beach-firef... https://www.wdrb.com/community/prp-firefighters-save-family-of-ducks-from-storm-drain-with-a-little-help-from-youtube/article_6bfed174-ced9-11eb-a4c9-7be950852077.html https://www.wdrb.com/community/prp-firefighters-save-family-... https://www.forestparkreview.com/2020/06/11/duckling-saved-from-storm-drain/ https://www.forestparkreview.com/2020/06/11/duckling-saved-f... https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/local/communities/the-banner/2019/04/22/bonita-springs-firefighters-save-ducklings-storm-drain/3542024002/ https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/local/communities/the-... https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2021-04-02/huntington-beach-fire-department-rescue-effort-saves-7-just-in-time-for-easter https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2021-04... And here are common citizens and other kinds of workers doing it: https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/duck-defender-neurodivergent-woman-works-to-save-animals-destigmatize-autism/ https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/duck-defender-neurodive... https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/3502545-capitol-workers-rescue-baby-ducks-from-sewer/ https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/3502545-ca... https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/zevely-zone/ducklings-rescued-storm-drain/509-58162245-143a-4409-9321-545b04d4ec75 https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/zevely-zone/duckling... https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/2022/04/29/ducklings-rescued-ashland-ma-storm-drain-returned-mother-duck/9569387002/ https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/2022/04/29/duc... https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/team-effort-rescue-ducklings-stuck-shirley-drain https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/team-effor... https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/video-richmond-residents-rescue-baby-ducks-from-storm-drain-5332283 https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/video-richmond-resi... https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/07/off-duty-911-dispatchers-rescue-ducklings-stuck-in-storm-drain-melbourne-police-say/ https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/07/off-duty-... https://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2022/07/preston-rspca-describe-how-they-rescued-ducklings-from-storm-drain/ https://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2022/07/preston-rspca-describe... https://www.wmar2news.com/goodtoknow/good-samaritans-rescue-baby-ducks-from-storm-drain-in-harbor-east https://www.wmar2news.com/goodtoknow/good-samaritans-rescue-... https://dailygazette.com/2020/04/23/rotterdam-water-department-workers-residents-save-baby-ducks-from-storm-drain/ https://dailygazette.com/2020/04/23/rotterdam-water-departme... https://onwardstate.com/2021/05/04/wholesome-penn-state-students-save-baby-ducks/ https://onwardstate.com/2021/05/04/wholesome-penn-state-stud... https://myedmondsnews.com/2020/04/scene-in-edmonds-duckling-rescue/ https://myedmondsnews.com/2020/04/scene-in-edmonds-duckling-... https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/17/us/boys-rescue-ducks-savannah-trnd/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/17/us/boys-rescue-ducks-savannah... https://www.news4jax.com/features/2021/05/05/familys-duckling-rescue-story-will-remind-you-of-all-the-good-in-the-world/ https://www.news4jax.com/features/2021/05/05/familys-ducklin... And here's a man who needed to rescued by firefighters, because he got himself stuck in a drain while rescuing ducks: https://www.wxyz.com/news/firefighters-rescue-man-who-was-trying-to-save-ducklings-from-sewer https://www.wxyz.com/news/firefighters-rescue-man-who-was-tr... Those are some of the top results of a Google News search of "saving ducks from drain".

genocidicbunny 4y ago

> I assure you, it's totally a conspiracy to distract you from police brutality Not sure if this is intended to be sarcasm, but it's like the adage goes -- just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you. I don't know if it's a conspiracy or just an emergent status quo, but the media do constantly provide puff pieces for the police. Old ladies crossing the icy street in the winter, ducklings in the spring, kids and swimming pools in the summer and Halloween/Thanksgiving in the fall. Regardless the season they'll find some way to spin the cops in a positive light.

tablespoon 4y ago
> Not sure if this is intended to be sarcasm, but it's like the adage goes -- just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you. But it doesn't mean they're after you, either. > ...but the media do constantly provide puff pieces for the police. And teachers, too. Is that a media conspiracy to distract from poor school performance and low test scores? Must be, as proof, watch for the big jump in those from September to June, right during the school year, when schools are actively performing poorly. What's really happening is there exists a genre of news called "human interest stories" that highlight all kinds of feel-good positive stuff. In this case, one type is about ducks getting saved. Here's a bunch of stories where firefighters are doing it: https://www.wusa9.com/article/life/animals/baby-ducks-rescued-storm-drain-montgomery-county/65-1deeeb0e-574c-44ac-b2a9-8896f1136251 https://www.wusa9.com/article/life/animals/baby-ducks-rescue... https://www.wral.com/apex-fire-department-rescues-13-baby-ducks-from-storm-drain/20274595/ https://www.wral.com/apex-fire-department-rescues-13-baby-du... https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jc-firefighters-rescue-ducks-from-storm-drain/ https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jc-firefighters-rescue-ducks... https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/ducklings-rescued-okolona-fire-msd-stuck-in-manhole-louisville/417-11af3e79-e53c-4c7a-9ac2-d267ab043462 https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/ducklings-rescued-... https://www.whec.com/archive/ducklings-rescued-from-sewer-drain/ https://www.whec.com/archive/ducklings-rescued-from-sewer-dr... https://local12.com/news/local/nky-fire-department-comes-to-the-rescue-of-a-family-of-ducklings-cincinnati-ohio-kentucky-erlanger-ducks-pond-storm-drain- https://local12.com/news/local/nky-fire-department-comes-to-... https://www.12news.com/article/life/animals/lucky-duckies-phoenix-firefighters-save-brood-ducks-fell-storm-drain/75-f8e1e188-cc10-4c54-a66c-77086559613e https://www.12news.com/article/life/animals/lucky-duckies-ph... https://www.fox29.com/news/firefighters-get-creative-to-save-5-ducklings-from-storm-drain https://www.fox29.com/news/firefighters-get-creative-to-save... https://www.winknews.com/2022/07/26/ducklings-saved-from-harrowing-incident-by-estero-fire-rescue/ https://www.winknews.com/2022/07/26/ducklings-saved-from-har... https://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/2021/05/05/spring-brings-out-firefighters-and-baby-ducks-down-drains/4956334001/ https://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/2021/05/05/spring-bri... https://www.ocregister.com/2021/04/01/huntington-beach-firefighters-save-seven-ducklings-from-30-foot-deep-storm-drain/ https://www.ocregister.com/2021/04/01/huntington-beach-firef... https://www.wdrb.com/community/prp-firefighters-save-family-of-ducks-from-storm-drain-with-a-little-help-from-youtube/article_6bfed174-ced9-11eb-a4c9-7be950852077.html https://www.wdrb.com/community/prp-firefighters-save-family-... https://www.forestparkreview.com/2020/06/11/duckling-saved-from-storm-drain/ https://www.forestparkreview.com/2020/06/11/duckling-saved-f... https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/local/communities/the-banner/2019/04/22/bonita-springs-firefighters-save-ducklings-storm-drain/3542024002/ https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/local/communities/the-... https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2021-04-02/huntington-beach-fire-department-rescue-effort-saves-7-just-in-time-for-easter https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2021-04... And here are common citizens and other kinds of workers doing it: https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/duck-defender-neurodivergent-woman-works-to-save-animals-destigmatize-autism/ https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/duck-defender-neurodive... https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/3502545-capitol-workers-rescue-baby-ducks-from-sewer/ https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/3502545-ca... https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/zevely-zone/ducklings-rescued-storm-drain/509-58162245-143a-4409-9321-545b04d4ec75 https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/zevely-zone/duckling... https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/2022/04/29/ducklings-rescued-ashland-ma-storm-drain-returned-mother-duck/9569387002/ https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/2022/04/29/duc... https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/team-effort-rescue-ducklings-stuck-shirley-drain https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/team-effor... https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/video-richmond-residents-rescue-baby-ducks-from-storm-drain-5332283 https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/video-richmond-resi... https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/07/off-duty-911-dispatchers-rescue-ducklings-stuck-in-storm-drain-melbourne-police-say/ https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/07/off-duty-... https://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2022/07/preston-rspca-describe-how-they-rescued-ducklings-from-storm-drain/ https://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2022/07/preston-rspca-describe... https://www.wmar2news.com/goodtoknow/good-samaritans-rescue-baby-ducks-from-storm-drain-in-harbor-east https://www.wmar2news.com/goodtoknow/good-samaritans-rescue-... https://dailygazette.com/2020/04/23/rotterdam-water-department-workers-residents-save-baby-ducks-from-storm-drain/ https://dailygazette.com/2020/04/23/rotterdam-water-departme... https://onwardstate.com/2021/05/04/wholesome-penn-state-students-save-baby-ducks/ https://onwardstate.com/2021/05/04/wholesome-penn-state-stud... https://myedmondsnews.com/2020/04/scene-in-edmonds-duckling-rescue/ https://myedmondsnews.com/2020/04/scene-in-edmonds-duckling-... https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/17/us/boys-rescue-ducks-savannah-trnd/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/17/us/boys-rescue-ducks-savannah... https://www.news4jax.com/features/2021/05/05/familys-duckling-rescue-story-will-remind-you-of-all-the-good-in-the-world/ https://www.news4jax.com/features/2021/05/05/familys-ducklin... And here's a man who needed to rescued by firefighters, because he got himself stuck in a drain while rescuing ducks: https://www.wxyz.com/news/firefighters-rescue-man-who-was-trying-to-save-ducklings-from-sewer https://www.wxyz.com/news/firefighters-rescue-man-who-was-tr... Those are some of the top results of a Google News search of "saving ducks from drain".