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Originally Posted by pzkpfw
The line has to be drawn somewhere. We will never please all of the people all of the time.
If the statement that causes the need to "set the record straight" is itself breaking some rule (e.g. politics); report it.
Otherwise, what would you propose? We allow political debate here? We allow the first reply to a statement to be political but no more? What's the solution...?
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No, I think that the no politics debate rule should be equally applied. If you look at the "
CERN embarrassing, scientist “criminal association with a terrorist enterprise" thread, you will see an example. I was warned for the following post in that thread:
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Originally Posted by TheHalcyonYear
I am assuming nothing. I am pointing to known abuses of the rights of individuals in the past and waiting to see that such abuses do not get repeated. Yeah responsible governments like the one that placed so many in camp X-ray? It's way to easy to put people away and say that the evidence is secret.
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However, the post which this was in reply to:
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Originally Posted by flynjack1
You seem to assume a lot. Just how do you know that law enforcement did anything illegal in making this case? Do you really think the press knows what has actually transpired and could accurately convey it if they did? The loss of nuclear technology to those who would misuse it is serious to most of us. I would prefer responsible governments hold this information carefully. Whether this was the case I do not know but I would reserve such lambasting until the facts show otherwise.
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was apparently deemed appropriate since no warning was issued. It seems that if one is present an argument refuting "responsible governments" in this case as a flawed notion, one must break the rules.
How about equal application of the rules to both posts.