Count Steer wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 5:45 pm
Screwdriver wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 5:22 pm
Hoonercat wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:39 pm
AFAIK they don't have a choice if they believe there is any possibility that an officer has commited a criminal offence.
Problem is, it will be trial by media. Depends how they decide to play it. It is rare to see a balanced view in the mainstream/legacy media.
Unlike other media like YouTube, 4-Chan, Rumble,Twitter/X etc. They're all very balanced.
Yes. They are.
Because you can choose your preferred source. You can construct your own balance, listen to both sides. Sadly, more often than not, the mainstream media lie by omission.
So it's not "news" the mainstream media are giving you, they are telling a story. A story with a message. They pick and choose which "facts" suit the narrative.
"Alt facts" are available in a world full of individual humans, each with an individual mind. They are often classed as "opinion pieces" which is true of course and MORE true with some random YouTube "influencers" than say, a regulated news channel which have to tread a narrower path of truth anyway.
But even if, and I suggest
especially if, information is being spouted by some random YouTuber, they will also have to present their "opinion piece" with some hard actual evidence. As often as not that will be video which is why YouTube is so compelling because you can see for yourself an overview of a scenario and question why the msm have deliberately chosen not to show you that side of "the story"...