I'll be on a KSARC panel tonight talking about how the media covers sexual violence. This @KIRORadio piece, which implies that a crackdown on homeless people will protect women from rape, is a prime example of how not to cover sexual assault.https://mynorthwest.com/1355677/ballard-woman-car-dealership-sexual-assault/ …
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Leaving aside the fact that they call activist Discovery Institute fellow a "journalist" (he is not), KIRO connects facts in ways that are not supported by reality: A woman was attacked; the perpetrator was homeless; therefore (they suggest) homeless men are more likely to rape.
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Statistics would show not only that homeless people are more likely to be victims than perpetrators of attacks, but that women are FAR more likely to be raped by intimate partners and people they know, but those inconvenient truths would get in the way of the agenda here.
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The agenda (Rufo's and KIRO's) is to create a false link between a policy—"allowing" homeless people to live outside of government camps or jails—and rape of a (not coincidentally) attractive, blonde woman, who could be "your" daughter, sister, cousin.
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That the victim signed up for this voluntarily is beside the point. It is the responsibility of media not to repeat false narratives credulously, even if they are presented in well-lighted studios and with many tears.
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Please cite one false piece of information in the story. I'll wait for you.
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