@cmuratori The facts of a case seem to have essentially no relevance. Economic or political status determines who is charged and who is not.
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Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori What are the facts? They weren't in that article but seeing as you've made up your mind they certainly seem irrelevant to you.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @TheBeast13
@TheBeast13 You can watch the full video of the incident on the article (at the bottom), if that's what you mean.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori I watched it but it's still only a few minutes. No way to know what happened before that. Jumping to conclusions and making up2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @TheBeast13
@TheBeast13 But that is not the point - the point is not what happened, the point is what the police _assumed_ happened.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @cmuratori
@TheBeast13 They directly assumed that the person in the car was the _victim_, because of course, protesters are the _perpetrators_, right?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori In a police report there are only two roles, victim and perpetrator, if it was his statement I'm sure he was listed as victim.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @TheBeast13
@TheBeast13 It could have been a press relations mistake, to be sure - perhaps they should not have read that when asked for comment...1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @cmuratori
@TheBeast13 ... and failed to convey that they did not actually _believe_ the report, or something similar. But they later changed.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @cmuratori
@TheBeast13 And after the uproar, they revised the report to consider him a "suspect". So maybe that would have happened anyway, but...1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@TheBeast13 ... obviously difficult to say one way or the other. It depends on your opinion of the MPD which you would suspect :)
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Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori Absolutely true! But that is the kind of thing that news sources eat up and whip people into a frenzy. I don't doubt that there1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @TheBeast13
@cmuratori is a LOT wrong with the MPD but people should at least wait until it's certain they're in the wrong and then take appropriate1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - Show replies
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