I predict: A reporter losing his job

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:36 am

http://www.latimes.com/news/printeditio ... 7.story?45

Que · Post by **Que** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:43 am

Do you predict free speech becoming illegal as well?

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:44 am

There is no need to predict that you have no idea about the first ammendment.

You will now tell me that all those protestors against the war of Irak at Washington will be taken into a dark alley and executed.

Tallgeese · Post by **Tallgeese** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:47 am

If only it were possible to just ban certain people (ie, whateverlejano) from speaking on such things, if only because they are fucking retarded and them spreading their stupidity would be classified as a crime against humanity itself.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:54 am

Metatron wrote:If only it were possible to just ban certain people (ie, whateverlejano) from speaking on such things, if only because they are fucking retarded and them spreading their stupidity would be classified as a crime against humanity itself.

But in that case, we would only have smart posts. What's the fun in that?!

lockharte · Post by **lockharte** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:06 am

i love it when self styled foreigner "experts" on the US trash talk its political system while at the same time knowing nothing of the bill of rights. double plus when their own country offers nowhere near the level of rights that the america has.

america has suddenly become of the poster child of everything that is wrong with the world.

Cyrus · Post by **Cyrus** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:15 am

lockharte wrote:i love it when self styled foreigner "experts" on the US trash talk its political system while at the same time knowing nothing of the bill of rights. double plus when their own country offers nowhere near the level of rights that the america has.

america has suddenly become of the poster child of everything that is wrong with the world.

Believe me, it wasn't sudden.

soulmata · Post by **soulmata** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:52 am

How, exactly, is that article even remotely offensive or something worthy of an Editor (read: someone that gets PAID to have an opinion), NOT a reporter, getting fired?

It isn't and isn't.

You're an idiot, Cornhole Joe.

I guess that's the perception difference gained between living in a third world country and a first world country.

If you were in the U.S., Canada, France, Britain... a host of others... that's just par for the course.

Tallgeese · Post by **Tallgeese** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:17 am

...Cornhole Joe?

soulmata · Post by **soulmata** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:08 pm

that's my pet name for Corronchilejano

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:04 pm

Good article, well written.

funkyass · Post by **funkyass** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:18 pm

Justifiy your assertion Corronchilejano.

Jikmo · Post by **Jikmo** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:51 pm

I actually thought it was an extremely well written and thought out article. If anyone would get fired it would be because the article is not in the spirit of the paper. However, while I do not know the LA Times, considering its location, I'd be more likely to believe that the article fits in quite well with the rest of the paper.

In short, the writer would be fired only if there was some sort of ban on criticism in the US. However, since we (meaning most of us under "normal" conditions... since often those who are being attacked will argue differently, no matter which side they are on) believe that criticism is necessary for effective government, that is usually not the case, and when it is, it's usually fairly short lived legislation.

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:07 pm

I'm still digging up some old forums to make up the point of thos. Please be patient, I only post here every two midnights or so.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:13 pm

Corronchilejano wrote:I'm still digging up some old forums to make up the point of thos. Please be patient, I only post here every two midnights or so.

What? You know? Forget it, don't even bother, there is no way you can back this up without putting on a tinfoil hat.