bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

My own activities were an example of any law breaking, which there was not, you've only skim read my post it seems.

And if so then you should know I can give you any bull story and there's nothing you can do without evidence (example to what that man has said)
Oh hang on , you probably arrest folk without evidence then? Bet you've had meetings with the ipcc regularly then

The guy could be innocent (I sure hope he is) but its all too fishy to me.

ScoobyWon't

As you do to mine.

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

I quoted your post, by saying they may or may not seen other footage, but regardless of how he was acting there's nothing they can do as he's gave his story and said it was a genuine mistake etc...that's it, no proof of actually doing wrong (no crime committed)
And as I said, the police could be suspicious, but they would put a marker on his profile and that's about all they can do, they can't go public with it or nothing, so it's better to let it go and see if his name pops up again regarding similar activities.

So how did I skim read then?

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

Dosent surprise me that you 'was' a response officer lol

Turbohot

Hm. This explains his hastiness. <nods>

I agree.

Yeah, not a nonce, but he said that he was a little confused. 80 year old can start getting confused due to Dementia etc. which could contribute toward his strange hastiness. He may not know, nor do we, but perhaps his Dementia could be kicking in, which caused him to behave strangely? Not a crime, I know. Even then, even in 1920's he would have received bashing first from the mother, and a 'sorry' later.

Lisawrx

iTrader: (1)

As mad as it sounds, the very reason I started this thread was to offer a different point of view given all the comments I had seen on facebook. I assumed some people on here may have seen the clip already, and right or wrong, I was curious to know what you thought. Not in order to rip anyone's life to bits, but to see if I was alone in not being so quick to assume the worst.

I'm not naive, or completely trusting of people (not just strangers) and I'm all for people being vigilant but it just too me aback a bit that so many people were so quick to label somebody that could well have been just trying to do a good thing, even if in this day and age, it wasn't perhaps the best approach. All based on a 20 second CCTV clip, that doesn't give a real indication of what led up to his actions.

Turbohot

Sure, as I said>

Not a complete non-story hence worth discussing.

hodgy0_2

Because people have little empathy and are pathetically judgemental, often on zero understanding of the facts

We see it every single day on snet - I think people somehow feel "empowered" that their knowledge-less opinion gets so much exposure - but such is the power of social media

We are living in an age of "anti -knowledge" and its celebration

Turbohot

Precisely put.

Carnut

Lisa I am not to sure how you took what I was saying about social media but I wasn't trying to discredit your thread. I like to hear peoples point of view and have a healthy discussion but then the minorities start to rip the said people to bits.(but not you)

Lisawrx

iTrader: (1)

I think I perhaps worded my reply badly as I think you and TH took it as though I'd taken your posts the wrong way. I only wanted to give my reason for posting, as it could come across as if I was sort of doing the same thing, by having an opinion on this. If that makes sense.

Turbohot

Noooooh! I took your post the right way, and supported it by quoting what I had said in my previous post, in addition to other contents. May be I shouldn't have, because you thought I took you wrong.

Then I also supported what our sensible Hodgy said, which supports my other previous statement i.e. there are some half-head holier that thou that go around giving their half-head opinions on social media because they have nothing better to do. I agree with Hodgy to look no further than this Scoobynet itself to see the evidence of it.

Basically, social media has a right to discuss things, but not all the things are worth discussing, nor are they sensibly and essentially discussed at large by the brainy, of the brainy and for the brainy. LOL

These are true words>



In addition to living in the age of 'anti-knowledge', we're also living in the age of denial, façade, projection and their celebration; with the amazing help of social media.

Lisawrx

iTrader: (1)

Well, I'm glad that's all cleared up now.

I think it's human nature for people to have an opinion, on pretty much everything regardless of whether there are any facts to back it up.

Giving benefit of the doubt with regard to this particular story, I am glad that at least the man wasn't named, as things could have become a lot worse than some horrible name calling on the internet.

Turbohot