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Why are you so sure there is another side? How many times does the US government have to harass innocent people and ruin their lives before you are willing to

Why are you so sure there is another side? How many times does the US government have to harass innocent people and ruin their lives before you are willing to accept that this sort of thing is happening every day?

rayiner 13y ago
Because nearly every supposed story along these lines grossly misconstrues and distorts the underlying situation?
- betterunix 13y ago
  That is only true if you believe that (a) our laws are just, (b) the police only ever make honest mistakes, and (c) that it is right to arrest anyone who breaks the law. In other words, you have to be so far down the right side of the political spectrum that anything short of a fascist tyranny would appear "leftist" by comparison.
  - dangrossman 13y ago
    The fact that social media sites often link to biased stories that exaggerate a situation has nothing to do with the political leaning of any particular reader. Please leave the personal attacks on your make-believe political opponent to other forums. Neither rayiner nor jrockway said anything that implies they're "to the right" or don't believe abuse of the law ever happens; they just asked for some other reporting of the situation than a petition site for the defendant.
    - betterunix 13y ago
      All reporting is biased in some way; reporters have to choose what facts to report about a story and what sort of wording to use when reporting them. What I responded to was a broad claim that nearly every story about abuses of police power is misconstrued and distorted. That is not merely an accusation of bias; it is an accusation of deliberate bias, and it suggests that the police and prosecutors are victims of a hostile media. There is nothing wrong or outrageous about assuming that someone who makes such claims has far-right political leanings.
tzs 13y ago
> Why are you so sure there is another side? I suspect there may be one because the site is one that I've seen lie about the contents of bills while urging people to donate money. This does not instill confidence in their reporting.

rayiner 13y ago

Because nearly every supposed story along these lines grossly misconstrues and distorts the underlying situation?

betterunix 13y ago
That is only true if you believe that (a) our laws are just, (b) the police only ever make honest mistakes, and (c) that it is right to arrest anyone who breaks the law. In other words, you have to be so far down the right side of the political spectrum that anything short of a fascist tyranny would appear "leftist" by comparison.
- dangrossman 13y ago
  The fact that social media sites often link to biased stories that exaggerate a situation has nothing to do with the political leaning of any particular reader. Please leave the personal attacks on your make-believe political opponent to other forums. Neither rayiner nor jrockway said anything that implies they're "to the right" or don't believe abuse of the law ever happens; they just asked for some other reporting of the situation than a petition site for the defendant.
  - betterunix 13y ago
    All reporting is biased in some way; reporters have to choose what facts to report about a story and what sort of wording to use when reporting them. What I responded to was a broad claim that nearly every story about abuses of police power is misconstrued and distorted. That is not merely an accusation of bias; it is an accusation of deliberate bias, and it suggests that the police and prosecutors are victims of a hostile media. There is nothing wrong or outrageous about assuming that someone who makes such claims has far-right political leanings.

tzs 13y ago

> Why are you so sure there is another side? I suspect there may be one because the site is one that I've seen lie about the contents of bills while urging people to donate money. This does not instill confidence in their reporting.