justoffal
Senator
I was wrong. After examining information on another site that came complete with Photographs I ran with the misinformation that the Ferguson Police officer was black. We now know accurately that he was not but that he was white. We also Know ( thanks Jack Dallas ) that he did not know about the robbery that took place just twenty minutes before that. So I publicly retract that misinformation.
It's important to know when you have made a mistake and it is also important to admit it but that is not the end of this post.
While the position was not accurate there are some things that can be gleaned from the effect. It was very interesting to note the reaction of those who assumed for a moment that I was correct. The Race baiters were not moved one iota but continued to pound the drum for race hate like the obedient slaves of chaos that they have made of themselves. In a way this was a valuable lesson to me.
1.) Source vetting takes a day or two...I will remember that from now on
2.) The old saying applies to the race baiters in ths situation. " Once convinced agains his will is of the same opinion still "
3.) When a position is not founded in reality, arguing reality is futile and not worth the effort.
I'm not going to drag on here because this is a mea culpa and as such should always be kept brief.
However I will say this; with the huge death toll of young black men in this country it is rediculous to watch the opportunistic race mongers sieze on one incident simply because it involved a White Police officer. Black kids are arrested, shot and killed every week by black cops doing their job for the most part. Things that never make the news because they have no poitical leverage. Racism in this country is Dead as a national policy but there will always be pockets of it in any socieity. Not only White Racism btw.
So to be clear:
I Retract: Information was wrong.....I should have vetted it more cautiously......and I apologize for bringing incorrect information to the board. If I made a mistake like this in work. I would be gone.
JO
It's important to know when you have made a mistake and it is also important to admit it but that is not the end of this post.
While the position was not accurate there are some things that can be gleaned from the effect. It was very interesting to note the reaction of those who assumed for a moment that I was correct. The Race baiters were not moved one iota but continued to pound the drum for race hate like the obedient slaves of chaos that they have made of themselves. In a way this was a valuable lesson to me.
1.) Source vetting takes a day or two...I will remember that from now on
2.) The old saying applies to the race baiters in ths situation. " Once convinced agains his will is of the same opinion still "
3.) When a position is not founded in reality, arguing reality is futile and not worth the effort.
I'm not going to drag on here because this is a mea culpa and as such should always be kept brief.
However I will say this; with the huge death toll of young black men in this country it is rediculous to watch the opportunistic race mongers sieze on one incident simply because it involved a White Police officer. Black kids are arrested, shot and killed every week by black cops doing their job for the most part. Things that never make the news because they have no poitical leverage. Racism in this country is Dead as a national policy but there will always be pockets of it in any socieity. Not only White Racism btw.
So to be clear:
I Retract: Information was wrong.....I should have vetted it more cautiously......and I apologize for bringing incorrect information to the board. If I made a mistake like this in work. I would be gone.
JO
