Man dies after police use Taser.
Discussion
jamesson said:
On the news this morning, post mortem revealed he died from self inflicted stab wounds. Being hit with a Taser had nothing to do with it. Still, let's not let the facts get in the way of a good (initial) headline, eh?
Well, what a surprise, stabbing yourself is harmful to your health, more so than a taser it seems.I f
king hate the media in this country, useless, moral-less bunch of scum the lot of 'em.Ozzie Osmond said:
AshVX220 said:
I hate the media in this country, useless, moral-less bunch of scum the lot of 'em.
You mean like when they expose MPs expenses fraud? Or investigate corruption in sport.
Or highlight safety issues with consumer goods.
etc.
yeah, scum, the lot of them (me included no doubt...)
Daily Mail-Guardian-BBC-The Sun to name a few.
All bastions of factual, unbiased reporting. (sarcasm made off)
Everything from mystery light caused Red Arrows crash (or actually an anti-collision beacon) to 'Police shoot herd of cows in front of terrified childer' despite the fact Police were never, ever there. (That's a Daily Mail gem). Or the topic of this thread. 99% of all the reports I've seen led with 'Taser death'.
I was even the subject of a front page article from my local paper. Headline was how I had rescued a man from a river by diving in to save him. The 'journalist' described how he witnessed my heroic actions, swimming against the current to pull him out. Strange that I never even got wet because I shouted at a guy who was swimming to come to the bank in order to stop him going near a wier.
If there are any journalists with integrity, they are vastly outnumbered by the lying wasters that populate the Daily Mail, Guardian and others.
All bastions of factual, unbiased reporting. (sarcasm made off)
Everything from mystery light caused Red Arrows crash (or actually an anti-collision beacon) to 'Police shoot herd of cows in front of terrified childer' despite the fact Police were never, ever there. (That's a Daily Mail gem). Or the topic of this thread. 99% of all the reports I've seen led with 'Taser death'.
I was even the subject of a front page article from my local paper. Headline was how I had rescued a man from a river by diving in to save him. The 'journalist' described how he witnessed my heroic actions, swimming against the current to pull him out. Strange that I never even got wet because I shouted at a guy who was swimming to come to the bank in order to stop him going near a wier.
If there are any journalists with integrity, they are vastly outnumbered by the lying wasters that populate the Daily Mail, Guardian and others.
Elroy Blue said:
I was even the subject of a front page article from my local paper. Headline was how I had rescued a man from a river by diving in to save him. The 'journalist' described how he witnessed my heroic actions, swimming against the current to pull him out. Strange that I never even got wet because I shouted at a guy who was swimming to come to the bank in order to stop him going near a wier.
Innacurate certainly - but hardly making you look bad.
Elroy Blue said:
If there are any journalists with integrity, they are vastly outnumbered by the lying wasters that populate the Daily Mail, Guardian and others.
Well, I've worked in the 'evil media' for nearly 15 years, and I've yet to meet any liars or wasters (ok, I've met a few wasters...). I know they exist though, as there's currently quite a big story about their nefarious deeds doing the rounds. I also know that there has been a history of corruption in the police force, but it would be wrong of me to brand every copper a bung-taking, evidence-planting pig, wouldn't it?
TTwiggy said:
Elroy Blue said:
I was even the subject of a front page article from my local paper. Headline was how I had rescued a man from a river by diving in to save him. The 'journalist' described how he witnessed my heroic actions, swimming against the current to pull him out. Strange that I never even got wet because I shouted at a guy who was swimming to come to the bank in order to stop him going near a wier.
Innacurate certainly - but hardly making you look bad.
Elroy Blue said:
If there are any journalists with integrity, they are vastly outnumbered by the lying wasters that populate the Daily Mail, Guardian and others.
Well, I've worked in the 'evil media' for nearly 15 years, and I've yet to meet any liars or wasters (ok, I've met a few wasters...). I know they exist though, as there's currently quite a big story about their nefarious deeds doing the rounds. I also know that there has been a history of corruption in the police force, but it would be wrong of me to brand every copper a bung-taking, evidence-planting pig, wouldn't it?
Are you really defending the utter crap the Daily Mail prints, where facts are just not required. How do you defend the 'Police kill man with Tasar' when he stabbed himself to death. Do those journalists stop and think what impact that can and does have on the Officers involved. Of course they don't. Their job is to sell papers. Facts and truth have nothing to do with it.
If an Officer lies or is caught on th etake, he/she quite rightly gets hammered and likely jailed. A 'journalist' who prints utter lies, just gets ready to write his next 'story'.
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