# Controversial encounters between law-enforcement and civilians - the omnibus thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 10, 2014, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942 "2014-10-10T07:35:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10192
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/10192 "2016-12-21T17:45:57Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > No, it’s that I’m a much more prolific and outspoken critic of liberals and the way they think than the guys you mention. And I wouldn’t be anyone for not criticizing their own guys if I were you. Note the thread on the Newsweek writer who lied about Trump being hospitalized for mental issues. No recrimination there. At all. Instead it immediately became all about his Twitter victimhood. Because guess why? It shifts the focus to how bad a Trump supporter is instead. Got it. It has nothing to do with a reflexive (and pointless) defense of a guy like Paterno, who did virtually nothing to stop child abuse that he was aware was likely occurring, and of someone who tried to trigger epilepsy in a journalist you don’t like… it’s always the liberals’ fault, liberals’ mistakes, liberals’ evil. Conservatives can do no wrong in your eyes, especially if it’s a conservative vs a liberal. No, you’re wonderful and perfect and Doper liberals are dishonest and/or stupid. If I’m wrong, then prove it – show me when you’ve said a liberal is right and a conservative is wrong in any particular disagreement. If you’d like to see how it’s done on this end, here’s an example when **Bricker** was (falsely, IMO) accused of racism for his stance on voter ID requirements: > [@A plea to Trump supporters and conservatives in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-plea-to-trump-supporters-and-conservatives-in-general/771197/31): > > I’m pretty sure **Bricker** has said that he philosophically believes that it shouldn’t be easy to vote. For anyone. He thinks (IIRC) that democracy works better when only highly motivated (and presumably therefore highly informed) people vote. > > I disagree, but I think his position is devoid of bigotry. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942)._