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Originally Posted by DaveM55
Hey Rich the "you" addressed in that quote was not directed at you or your family. Sorry if you took that personally, you shouldn't have. Sorry to hear your son is suffering.
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Thank you for that.
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The point of my post is that some people here are ecstatic with the level of vigilantism in this post. Some here would like nothing more to grab a rope and hang the police. Why haven't you or any other moderator addressed those posts if justice is such a high priority?
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Because our (mods), or your version of justice is not what mods enforce. Your disagreement with people being critical of police is only your opinion.
Similarly, any members here, being of the opinion that police should be "punished" in some way for their actions, is not a rules violation. They feel that way and you feel otherwise. Discuss, that's the purpose of a discussion forum. There is nothing for a mod to do outside rules violations.
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I'm equally appalled at the blood lust and mob mentality of a minority few here. This atmosphere is not helping anyone.
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I'm none to thrilled about it either. I take a position somewhere between PeteG and LRT.
Regardless, try and also consider the source of that "mentality". OC'ers are not outraged at police for something OC'ers did... I mean, I see the whole range of opinions on the culpability of the DCPD in this thread. If you disagree with a percentage of those opinions, IMO, you would be better received by explaining WHY rather than repeating the "mob mentality" references.
Try to point out why you disagree with their position rather than bashing them over the head with it
You've had it happen to you too so you know how it feels, and you know how ineffective it is at convincing anyone.
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Bolded the section I'm responding to. I never said the plaintiffs were not damaged; don't put words in my mouth thank you.
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I do not think anyone is doing any such thing. As you can see, your statement was received similarly by many people.
You were responding to a person (normanvin) who is not party to any litigation.
The only logical extrapolation of the statement discussed ("
you persuing the case are no better..."), given the above circumstance, is that "you pursuing the case" is directed at the 5 plaintiff
actually pursuing the case. Thats how I saw it too.
Don't take this the wrong way, Dave, but you have a history of posting inflammatory OC criticism and then claiming that "that is not what I said" when called/questioned on it. From my perspective I can see how this can be construed by others as talking from both sides of ones mouth. Another way to put it is; If you find yourself stating "do not put words in my mouth" as often as you do, maybe you should at least consider more carefully picking your words. I really don't think anyone is putting words your mouth just for the sake of beating up on Dave.
...well, admittedly there are always exceptions!
I only say this because, again, I read your comments the same as those people did. I saw the same clear (to me) meaning in your post that they did.. They were your words that implied a similar meaning to many people. I hope you take this as constructive criticism and not a bash, because it is not. I just think your being put on the defensive could be avoided by more careful conversation.
ETA: A dose of my own medicine... I read this reply after posting and it has a preachy tone to it that I did not intend it to have. But I didn't just want to write "Pick your words more carefully!"