You’re arguing that we should ignore the experts contracted by a respectable news outlet to analyze the tapes because another expert chosen by a right-wing rag claims that they’re wrong.
I can understand arguing that the audio experts may be wrong, but you seem to have decided to just believe the Daily Caller’s witness over The Orlando Sentinel’s based solely on the fact that they say what you want to believe rather than presenting reasons why they’re more credible.
You believe what you want. I present facts. The “experts” on both sides say different things. If this ever gets to court and the prosecution will try to bring this up, it will blow up in their face.
I don’t think the Orlando Sentinel is more reliable because I agree with them(in fact, at times I’ve criticized them). I think they’re more reliable because they are.
Comparing the Daily Caller to them is like comparing Fox News to The New York Times.
You’re not comparing newspapers. You’re comparing experts. One of them is named and credentialed in the Daily Caller article. What basis do you have for trusting the Sentinel’s expert more than the Daily Caller’s?
You’re initial comment was in regards to my dissing of The Daily Caller, which you apparently think is a worthwhile source.
You were responding to my dissing of *The Daily Caller *and it reliability as a source. Now, you seem to be running away from that and pretending your “Suuuure. Cuz you want to believe them and not the others” was regarding a different comment.
Blow up in their face how? Unlike the shorthand in the Sentinel article, experts giving testimony in court will have to explain their methodology in detail and quantify their findings, including the wavelength analysis used to draw their conclusions and so on. If the prosecution cannot find scientists to present credible, clear and understandable evidence, they won’t bring the matter up at trial at all.
And if they do, unlike whoever is quoted in the Daily Caller blog post, defense experts called to rebut prosecution experts would have to show evidence to discredit the original experts’ methodology or findings, either proving that they didn’t follow the accepted methods in the field, or made a provable error in their interpretation of results.
It’s not going to be a “it’s this” “nyah, no it’s not” slanging match in the courtroom.
And frankly, let’s be honest. The Orlando Sentinel is a major metropolitan newspaper that has no apparent agenda in its news reporting. The Daily Caller is a blog with a specific political slant that has on several occasions in its “reporting” of this story printed things that were erroneous and had to be retracted, but furthered their agenda of “balancing” this story by spreading irrelevant negative information and/or images of a dead child.
But by all means, continue to believe the Daily Caller wholesale while dismissing the Sentinel. It has an agenda just like you, it’s hand in glove.
I skipped a lot of this thread, but what I would tell my kid, and what I would have done at age 17, would have been to take a couple of turns to see if he really was following me. If he was, I would stop when I was far enough away, and calmly say, “May I help you sir?” all the while being ready to defend myself if necessary.
Be polite. Be firm. Be confident, but not aggressive. Nine times out of ten it is a misunderstanding like what happened here and your words and conduct can diffuse the situation. If the aggressor keeps it up, saying stuff like you don’t belong in this neighborhood, etc. again calmly tell him that you are going to that house right over there, that you aren’t armed and if he doesn’t believe you he should call the police and you stand right here while this all gets sorted out.
Now AFTER the confrontation is over and the danger has passed, then start asserting your rights. Tell the guy that you understand he wants to protect the neighborhood, but all you were doing was walking down the fucking street. Get his name and file a police report that the neighborhood watch captain is an overzealous asshole who is harassing people. Look into a restraining order depending on the circumstances.
What you do not do (and I don’t know what happened here) is act like a badass. It will escalate a situation that started out high tension to begin with.