GPD and the intergalatic legal network
You have to hand it to a city council member who knows how to mix sarcasm, humor and imagery all in one quote. Thank you, Mike Barber.
As the keeper of the Debatables blog, I had run out of ideas to generate discussion about the Klan-Nazi files story. I closed comments on the story yesterday because of unsupported accusations being tossed around about police officers. (Don't go looking; I deleted them as they were posted.) Today's story about the city council welcoming the FBI was promising, but would the conversation go straight into the libel gutter, too?
Mike Barber's intergalactic legal network rides to the rescue. Colleague Mike Fuchs suggested that we see if any commenters have a sense of humor and pose the question: Should the intergalactic legal network investigate the police department, too?
The discussion began with promise, but then reverted back to the same old, same old. When a council member riffs with more humor and bite than commenters out here, that's, that's, well, that's unheard of.
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The "intergalactic legal network" comment was amusing; but not quite worthy of a long string of equally amusing replies. Then, you get half way through the read - and you get the "same old, same old" from a high profile, often outspoken council 'character' who is often publicly criticized for bizarre behaviors and occassionally outlandish statements.
For me, any humor that would have been found in the "ILN" comment flew out the window - half way through the read.
Posted on March 6, 2008 1:16 PM
John, you're assuming the rest of us are understanding of exactly what was said that tripped your trigger on this thread for you to send a lightening bolt down from Mt. Olympus to obliterate it. I don't think the rest of us know what went on in the Godhead's mind? Could you be specific?
Posted on March 7, 2008 11:21 AM
Sure. One commenter used racist epithets and others named specific people and said they committed various crimes, crimes that they had not been charged with.
Posted on March 7, 2008 11:39 AM
Thank you, John. Now I'm clear.
Posted on March 7, 2008 11:52 AM