tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post8583037816589239885..comments2024-03-28T18:35:54.237+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: ...and that's why I'm awaiting further informationKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-70231686149398166322015-05-03T14:16:19.515+09:002015-05-03T14:16:19.515+09:00I think the left/rightness of this issue is just a...I think the left/rightness of this issue is just an objective fact: people on both sides of the aisle have looked at the event and put their own leftie/rightie spin on it. Conservatives like Jim Treacher have, on Twitter, been seizing upon and retweeting articles that play up the idea that Freddie Gray may have been busy injuring himself. When you ask yourself why Treacher and his ilk are selecting these sorts of articles to retweet, the answer can only be that they have a particular agenda. <br /><br />Personally, I would have been all for not politicizing this incident, but given the polarized culture we live in, I don't think that's even possible anymore. If, for example, I contend that Freddie Gray is just an individual wronged by another group of individuals, people on the left will say I've already put a rightie spin on the case. Lefties tend to think in terms of systems, not individuals: racism, for example, is ambient, a force (or even an institution!) that transcends individuals and soaks into the architecture of the systems that guide and control us in our daily lives.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-77199290159665739602015-05-03T12:26:53.673+09:002015-05-03T12:26:53.673+09:00I've heard of the "rough ride" routi...I've heard of the "rough ride" routine before and that makes more sense to me than Gray intentionally intentionally injuring himself.<br /><br />Bad cops come in all colors obviously. To the extent you allude that this is a right/left issue, I have to disagree. I'm certainly right of center, but this trend towards militarization of the police has troubled me for a long time. But until we dispense with the race-baiting I fear we won't make much progress towards reforming police departments.John (I'm not a robot)http://www.mccrarey.comnoreply@blogger.com