wprebeck
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I posted part of this thread (but with more name-calling, hence the edit for THR) on a different forum. Since most of the THR members on here don't go to that site, I felt the urge to post it here as well. It deals with the fact that most gun owners (from my experience on some boards) will believe ANYTHING that the media writes about LE, but will use some common sense when it comes to what the media says about guns. See below for more:
Is it me, or does anyone else see the obvious stupidity that's presented, when someone takes at face value, a story that slams the police. Of course, the same people who believe EVERY SINGLE WORD of the anti-cop story, will be the first ones on the bandwagon when something blatantly anti-gun is printed.
Come on, people...if the paper can't be bothered enough to do some very basic research on guns, before they run a story, what makes you think the story will be accurate when it involves LE? After all, the liberals hate BOTH guns AND law enforcement. Why in the heck would they bother to include facts with the stories on either subject?
I also posted this, in the same thread:
Oh, and I forgot one other thing that's another favorite of mine:
The "eyewitnesses" that the news uses. In one particular news story recently, two people were featured on the front page of this particular section. These two individuals were complaining about how "unfair" the dress code at a certain location (search for "dress code" for more info), and how they'd been denied entry.
Well, let me tell ya something about these "wronged" individuals. One was a frequent flyer to our fine facility (hehe), and the other was a convicted domestic violence offender (among other things), and at the time of the photo, had an active warrant on him. I found out about the warrant about a week after the pic, when I saw him in jail. Laughed about it quite a bit, too.
The same thing has happened many times when there is any kind of controversial LE activity, be it a shooting, pursuit, etc. I've seen numerous people on the TV talking about crap, when I've seen them in jail more than once.
And yes, before anyone asks, if you get locked up on a regular basis, your opinion means less than nothing to me.
So, without trying to start a flame war, I'd like to know WHY people do this. And we all know it happens. Just check the thread that DMF started. People are talking about things they "read in the paper" or "saw on TV", wihtout knowing any of the people involved, what actually happened (as opposed to what some dubious "witness" said, and most of the time, without actually even residing in the town that this took place in.
As any officer knows, there are generally 3 sides to a story: One person's side, the other person's side, and the truth. Now, without being able to speak with all parties involved in the situation, and knowing the FACTS (please note the difference between "facts" and whatever the news reports, please) of a situation, how can you make an informed judgement on it?
Do people on this board (as well as others) actually think that the news would report something that made LE work look good? If ya do, then I've got a bridge for sale....
Is it me, or does anyone else see the obvious stupidity that's presented, when someone takes at face value, a story that slams the police. Of course, the same people who believe EVERY SINGLE WORD of the anti-cop story, will be the first ones on the bandwagon when something blatantly anti-gun is printed.
Come on, people...if the paper can't be bothered enough to do some very basic research on guns, before they run a story, what makes you think the story will be accurate when it involves LE? After all, the liberals hate BOTH guns AND law enforcement. Why in the heck would they bother to include facts with the stories on either subject?
I also posted this, in the same thread:
Oh, and I forgot one other thing that's another favorite of mine:
The "eyewitnesses" that the news uses. In one particular news story recently, two people were featured on the front page of this particular section. These two individuals were complaining about how "unfair" the dress code at a certain location (search for "dress code" for more info), and how they'd been denied entry.
Well, let me tell ya something about these "wronged" individuals. One was a frequent flyer to our fine facility (hehe), and the other was a convicted domestic violence offender (among other things), and at the time of the photo, had an active warrant on him. I found out about the warrant about a week after the pic, when I saw him in jail. Laughed about it quite a bit, too.
The same thing has happened many times when there is any kind of controversial LE activity, be it a shooting, pursuit, etc. I've seen numerous people on the TV talking about crap, when I've seen them in jail more than once.
And yes, before anyone asks, if you get locked up on a regular basis, your opinion means less than nothing to me.
So, without trying to start a flame war, I'd like to know WHY people do this. And we all know it happens. Just check the thread that DMF started. People are talking about things they "read in the paper" or "saw on TV", wihtout knowing any of the people involved, what actually happened (as opposed to what some dubious "witness" said, and most of the time, without actually even residing in the town that this took place in.
As any officer knows, there are generally 3 sides to a story: One person's side, the other person's side, and the truth. Now, without being able to speak with all parties involved in the situation, and knowing the FACTS (please note the difference between "facts" and whatever the news reports, please) of a situation, how can you make an informed judgement on it?
Do people on this board (as well as others) actually think that the news would report something that made LE work look good? If ya do, then I've got a bridge for sale....
