tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post1561460651567670581..comments2023-12-29T15:25:46.925-05:00Comments on "THE VIEW FROM OUTSIDE MY TINY WINDOW": Post No. 184: Why We Need a Constitutional Amendment Taking Away Freedom of the Press (and Media)Inspector Clouseauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373932797333038561noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post-38945119357133662142012-12-09T08:51:03.116-05:002012-12-09T08:51:03.116-05:00Thus explaining why Zimmerman is suing NBC... We t...Thus explaining why Zimmerman is suing NBC... We take what information we are given, run it through the filter of our biases, some of us deliver the result to the public, and some of us spread it among our friends and acquaintances. You are absolutely correct that it takes more effort than the average person is willing to make to gather all the facts and overcome biases and make a sound judgment. It's probably why we select people to do that for us; judges, juries, etc.<br />Most of us are too willing to make that snap judgment based on information sources that cater to our own biases. Which is why I preach that people need to read and view those news resources with which they do not philosophically agree.Douglas4517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post-29290067315344864232012-12-08T23:12:15.299-05:002012-12-08T23:12:15.299-05:00Getting back to your point of how all of us have s...Getting back to your point of how all of us have some degree of bias, there was some major news story involving a crime some years ago, and they interviewed people on the street shortly after the crime. Some overwhelming number of people had already made up their minds as to guilt and innocence prior to the completion of the investigation and the disclosure of the facts.<br /><br /><br />As we have often noted unfortunately, there is only so time in a day, and so little time that people are willing to spend delving into the facts of an incident that does not directly involve them, and this leads to the use of bias and prejudice. <br /><br /><br />It's more efficient to get through our lives. People do not have the time or energy or motivation to "vet" everyone with whom they come into contact or see in the media. Quick assessments are made frequently, so that people can "move on."InspectorClouseauhttp://www.theviewfromoutsidemytinywindow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post-44643693333175998402012-12-08T23:03:35.309-05:002012-12-08T23:03:35.309-05:00I understand and I have no more information than y...I understand and I have no more information than you, just that which you provided through the links you embedded. I merely mused upon those facts, as presented, and offered my opinion on the matter based upon them. New facts might alter that opinion, I would admit.Douglas4517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post-4492221806380462402012-12-08T21:01:21.364-05:002012-12-08T21:01:21.364-05:00Some others may, but we here at the Institute just...Some others may, but we here at the Institute just don't have the facts enabling us to adequately and competently comment on the dynamic present at the scene. We can imagine your construct being potentially applicable, but that would be pure speculation on our part.InspectorClouseauhttp://www.theviewfromoutsidemytinywindow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post-1445961931144229632012-12-08T20:21:52.375-05:002012-12-08T20:21:52.375-05:00No, I do not believe that loud music justifies mur...No, I do not believe that loud music justifies murder or mayhem. But I also do not understand anyone asking or demanding respect without a willingness to have it be mutual. That is, instead of asking people to play loud music as a sign of support for the slain teen I would ask them to turn it down for 15 minutes because, regardless of what happened after Dunn allegedly complained, that would have diffused the situation and would have extended a modicum of respect for Mr. Dunn and take away his reason for anger. Let's call it "compromise".Douglas4517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post-3228479104711981752012-12-08T17:32:29.455-05:002012-12-08T17:32:29.455-05:00We do not know what happened at the scene. We pro...We do not know what happened at the scene. We probably have 5% of the facts at our disposal. We do not have enough information upon which to base such a judgment.<br /><br /><br />On a somewhat related practical level, we too have been annoyed at the high volume at which the music of others has been played, and we wonder why it is "necessary" to play it at that level. Our concern with respect to vehicles, however, is that we find it difficult to believe that the drivers can hear approaching sirens, screeching tires, kids in street playing, Mothers calling out to their kids to watch out, etc. It seems to us more of a safety issue than anything else. Even if the car is parked, the decimal level could be damaging to the eardrums.<br /><br /><br />We strongly suspect that some folks play their music at a loud volume to make a statement about their independence. We can not, and do not wish to, speculate as to what was going on in this instance. <br /><br /><br />Some might ask the question, assuming the worst imaginable level of loud playing in the universe, could that or should that have prompted the man to use his weapon? <br /><br /><br />Thanks for prompting us to view another angle of the story, as always.InspectorClouseauhttp://www.theviewfromoutsidemytinywindow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post-1051716388547789712012-12-08T17:14:22.932-05:002012-12-08T17:14:22.932-05:00I agree with you. I have only one question... In t...I agree with you. I have only one question... In the HuffPost article you link to about Jordan Davis, there was a movement for a "Remembrance" of Davis by turning up the volume on your car radio. Yet, it also had, as a theme, "respect each other's differences". Wouldn't that have been what Davis and his friends should have done? Respect Dunn's desire for less volume and turn it down? And thereby removing the antagonism that set off Dunn? Just a thought.Douglas4517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post-24122276201670683732012-12-08T17:10:21.907-05:002012-12-08T17:10:21.907-05:00You said it better than we did and with fewer word...You said it better than we did and with fewer words. Thanks, as always.InspectorClouseauhttp://www.theviewfromoutsidemytinywindow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post-7580173778824027452012-12-08T17:03:28.642-05:002012-12-08T17:03:28.642-05:00The sad fact is that there is no way to control th...The sad fact is that there is no way to control the media. The key is not to let the media control your mind. Listen to all sides and decide for yourself what pieces of the story best fit together to produce what is to you a plausible narrative. You will never have all the data, so you will never know the complete truth about anything. That's the nature of reality.Rob Dakinhttp://www.facebook.com/rob.dakinnoreply@blogger.com