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Originally posted by seretogis
In Minnesota there was a 15 year old who killed his father and then was caught and held for police by two law-abiding gun owners who were legally carrying -- the last part never made it into the news.
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I live in minnesota and i was always under the impression from the story that the auto mechanics who captured the kid were packing. Obviously they were legally carrying, otherwise they would have been arrested along with the kid. In fact, i remember at least one follow-up bio on the guy who owned the auto shop. It was all very positive. This in the "liberal" star tribune. I don't know how you think it was never mentioned.
Back to the main point:
I think that it is very shortsighted to get your news from someone who is trying to sell you things. Cable news, as it exists in america today, is a mechanism who finds much of its purpose in trying to sell you things. Or, more accurately, selling ad space to people who want to sell you things. If they can get away with informing you about the goings on in the world and sell you things, well, good for them. But when push comes to shove they won't let the rape of journalistic integrity get in the way of commerce. All they need is to be percieved as relatively objective and the majority stays happy.
This is further complicated by the fact that news, by its very nature, is a subjective beast. To complain of bias in something that is inherently biased is like complaining about rain being wet.
In other news, complaining about bias as if it only exists in opposition to your perspective is fucking silly.