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Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts) Fri Jul 8, 2016, 12:09 AM Jul 2016

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Just a reminder: the reliability of information coming out is suspect

The media will put any wild ass guess on the air claiming an iron-clad source. It may be days, even weeks, before we get an accurate story. Anyone can post to Twitter and claim anything. A lot of people with a lot of guns in Texas.

People are hungry for news and frightened, and the media is perfectly willing to scare people with rumor, innuendo, and flat out fabrication.

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Just a reminder: the reliability of information coming out is suspect (Original Post) Kelvin Mace Jul 2016 OP

Thank you but GusBob Jul 2016 #1

Absolutely, Kelvin Mace Jul 2016 #2

Threads have already been locked here for false info on OP Person 2713 Jul 2016 #3

I hope so, Kelvin Mace Jul 2016 #4

OH tried again , locked again Person 2713 Jul 2016 #6

Thank you. k&r uppityperson Jul 2016 #5

keep this to the top rufus dog Jul 2016 #7

GusBob

(7,467 posts)

1. Thank you but

Reply to Kelvin Mace (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 12:13 AM

Jul 2016

Everyone's in a hurry to be first with the information, true or not. It's a kind of hysteria really

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)

2. Absolutely,

Reply to GusBob (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 12:16 AM

Jul 2016

And the talking heads are ecstatic.

Person 2713

(3,263 posts)

3. Threads have already been locked here for false info on OP

Reply to Kelvin Mace (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 12:16 AM

Jul 2016

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)

4. I hope so,

Reply to Person 2713 (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 12:19 AM

Jul 2016

but I just thought a reminder was in order.

Person 2713

(3,263 posts)

6. OH tried again , locked again

Reply to Kelvin Mace (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 12:26 AM

Jul 2016

uppityperson

(115,735 posts)

5. Thank you. k&r

Reply to Kelvin Mace (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 12:19 AM

Jul 2016

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)

7. keep this to the top

Reply to Kelvin Mace (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 12:29 AM

Jul 2016

Now reports that they have the person of interest on video while shooting is occurring.

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