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In response to "I can't believe those Ferguson cops with those charges against that WaPo reporter. Why do they want to pour fuel on the fire like that? -- nm" by Beryllium

I mean, it would be one thing if they'd waited six months - but waiting nearly a whole year, and doing it on the anniversary? I can't see the sense. -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Aug 10 '15, 21:04

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on the other hand, it's nice to know there are still people ignoring social pressure from the news & internet social media - Peglegpete Aug 10, 21:08 4
- It's one thing to ignore it, quite another to do something that will steer the entire journalistic establishment against you. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 21:11 3
  - they did that ages ago. this is feeding the fire. everytime I see their mayor comment on something, I wonder how/why he was ever elected -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 10, 21:14 2
    - Forget feeding the fire, it's ... attacking on the russian front. Never a good idea. - Beryllium Aug 10, 21:47 1
      - it is august in Russia. Winter is coming. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 10, 21:49
time limits? stretch it out as long as possible, or maybe the journalists returned to the state where they could be charged/served summons -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 10, 21:08 1
- yes, it was one week before the statute of limitations was up. But I would think the optics would make them go "fuck it, forget it." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 21:08

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