BobTheTomato
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Scary....I mean even if you didnt get hit the shock wave would tear you in half.
22 millimeter shells casings found at crime scene
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Clipper
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...Doesn't everyone have an Oerlikon deringer?
FieroCDSP
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proof
I think this proves that many of the people writing articles that complain about guns know absolutely nothing about them.
I think this proves that many of the people writing articles that complain about guns know absolutely nothing about them.
If you read...
H.L. Mencken then post #9 in this thread moves from the amusing to the scary. He writes about his early years as a reporter and openly admits they often just made up details for stories rather than go across town to find out what really happened.
migoi
H.L. Mencken then post #9 in this thread moves from the amusing to the scary. He writes about his early years as a reporter and openly admits they often just made up details for stories rather than go across town to find out what really happened.
migoi
Vern Humphrey
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Yep. In fact the reason the Battle of Bellieu Wood was such a big thing was because Wilie Post wrote up the account before the battle was fought (relying on pre-battle briefings, and intending to phone in changes after the battle.) Crossing the wheat field with the Marines, he was shot through the head and initially reported killed (he lost an eye.) The news bureau in the rear then sent in his account of the battle as written -- and the rest is history.
ArfinGreebly
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+1 migoi
From first-hand experience, I can say that over a 15-year period, 100% of the news stories of which I had personal knowledge (either as a direct on-scene witness, or exposure to multiple witnesses) were reported wrong.
Whole significant chunks just edited out. Facts altered to fit a worldview. Facts INVENTED to explain events, imparting substantial spin to the story.
Every one of them, hacked to the point of "wait, I was there, that's completely not what happened."
I have surveyed people I work with over the years and found that, while they find the news "credible" they concede that every story they were involved in was bent or broken by the time it hit print.
Real life events are nearly never sensational enough to merit air time or ink. They usually keep a cannister of seasoning close by to add spice.
And 22-millimetre shells . . . ? . . . that's some serious spice!
From first-hand experience, I can say that over a 15-year period, 100% of the news stories of which I had personal knowledge (either as a direct on-scene witness, or exposure to multiple witnesses) were reported wrong.
Whole significant chunks just edited out. Facts altered to fit a worldview. Facts INVENTED to explain events, imparting substantial spin to the story.
Every one of them, hacked to the point of "wait, I was there, that's completely not what happened."
I have surveyed people I work with over the years and found that, while they find the news "credible" they concede that every story they were involved in was bent or broken by the time it hit print.
Real life events are nearly never sensational enough to merit air time or ink. They usually keep a cannister of seasoning close by to add spice.
And 22-millimetre shells . . . ? . . . that's some serious spice!
SaMx
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Is some one at least going to send an email or letter to the newspaper to correct their mistake?
VirgilCaine
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"Strafing", lol.
Vern Humphrey
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Arnaud De Borchgrave reported on Operation Huntsville. His method was to get drunk on the Adviser's liquor, sleep it off and then talk to the privates afterwards and take some sorts of notes.
I read his story in Newsweek and sent them a letter, asking them to check his baggage, because he reported a lot more bodies than we found on the field.
They never replied.
I read his story in Newsweek and sent them a letter, asking them to check his baggage, because he reported a lot more bodies than we found on the field.
They never replied.
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