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7. This is an important story, and what you suggest is reckless, if media were to obey you

Reply to sufrommich (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 10:52 AM

Jul 2015

If the people are well informed then we can trust them with their own government. The PP story shows that something went off the rails enough to garner the public's attention, and the only way we can set it right is if we use that information to protect our access and freedom to exercise our civil rights, such as reproductive rights.

I notice you moved the goalposts from "showing of these videos" to just suppressing facts and identities, which is just as reckless.

While you may find the portrayal of the story in the media unpleasant, the fact is, without a free and independent news media, abortion would still be illegal.

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I fear those PP videos are going to get someone killed. [View all] sufrommich Jul 2015 OP

Coupled with our laughable gun safety laws in the U.S., this is entirely possible...again... CTyankee Jul 2015 #1

It's just so incredibly reckless.They don't care, as long as sufrommich Jul 2015 #2

Anti Abortion Nuts Must Know The Opposition Has 2nd Amendment Rights As Well. TheMastersNemesis Jul 2015 #3

What journalists should do is just ignore this story so we are dumb and numb Android3.14 Jul 2015 #4

They don't have to ignore the story.There's nothing stopping them sufrommich Jul 2015 #5

This is an important story, and what you suggest is reckless, if media were to obey you Android3.14 Jul 2015 #7

Why are you in the HoF forum finger wagging and sufrommich Jul 2015 #9

Because both issues are important Android3.14 Jul 2015 #15

You know why. JTFrog Jul 2015 #22

Two points.... George II Jul 2015 #13

Reporting on possible entrapment by these video yahoos Android3.14 Jul 2015 #16

It's a manufactured story, not an important story. LanternWaste Jul 2015 #21

No shit ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #11

Media gets people killed every day. Rusty Houser for instance...was a big media star Triana Jul 2015 #6

When was Houser on NBC and their "radical star"? (and he only killed 3 including himself, not 9) George II Jul 2015 #14

TV hosts remember alleged Lafayette gunman as anti-tax, anti-feminist ‘gadfly’ Triana Jul 2015 #17

That's a local NBC affiliate, not the Network itself. I wouldn't believe Houser's guest host claims George II Jul 2015 #18

Doesn't make a bit of difference. Media promoted him & gave him publicity & platform. Triana Jul 2015 #19

"Media" promoted him? One local television show host in Georgia represents "the media"? George II Jul 2015 #20

I think its quite likely someone will die ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #8

Thank you. nt sufrommich Jul 2015 #10

Anti-Abortion. The ultimate 'feel good' movement for conservatives. jalan48 Jul 2015 #12

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