Posts by Stephen Judd
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Ah, it seems that I took "trauma journalism" exactly the wrong way.
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Brickley: the clip depicts a cop stopping a teenager on the street at 3AM.
The teenager in question explains himself by saying he is off to buy a pie from the convenience store at a petrol station.
The concerned policeman ensures that the teenager has enough money to purchase a pie. It is established that the teenager has three dollars, and that this is likely to be enough.
Knowing that service station pies are very hot in the middle at 3AM in the morning, and concerned that the young man might hurt his mouth, the policeman reminds the teenager of the importance of blowing on the pie, by means of Socratic inquiry or catechism.
Finally, the policeman alludes to the role of the police in maintaining the safety of the community by referring to a well-known slogan.
I trust this allays your concerns.
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Apropos Media7: I'm afraid that learning that "trauma journalism" is a trade term doesn't improve my feelings about news reporting.
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Russell, Matthew: indeed it does seem that the police made the best compromise they could, I agree.
OTOH, I like Editing The Herald's take on the reporting thereof.
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Brent:
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I think the most troubling thing about that clip is...
... coming up with the best exploitative t-shirt design.
SPOILER ALERT don't read past this bit, also Russell we need some sort of spoiler alert system...
===================================I'm torn between an iconic pie and "Safer Communities Together", and a stern cop head and shoulders with "Always Blow on the Pie."
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Ben, that gets the "most educational and stimulating comment in thread" award from me.
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I'm going to stop worrying this bone.
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According to the Wikipedia bio, the firm's founder was not above generating work that was not in the clients' interest. He was ousted from the firm eventually, but perhaps he set a pattern.
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Matthew: personally I disbelieved the abduction angle just on sheer likelihood.
I'm also perturbed that the reports about the Asian woman were very cagey about who saw her, and how the child was identified; how media coverage was hinting the woman might be the abductor, and whether there was a hint of racism there, but those are separate issues for me. I kind of feel the media were hyping the abduction angle because that's scarier, and scaring the pants off you is their job.