tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post2943266200205018500..comments2024-03-21T01:01:49.406-04:00Comments on The Phantom Soapbox: Toronto van attack update.The Phantomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10159748429049446398noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-86792071613550618732018-05-02T14:17:55.667-04:002018-05-02T14:17:55.667-04:00I'd have prefered not to quote CNN, thanks for...I'd have prefered not to quote CNN, thanks for quoting it for me. ~:D<br /><br />Yes, some US and Brit news did include statements from American officials that they knew this guy, zero mention of it in Canadian news.<br /><br />That's my point. We don't actually know if American officials knew about the driver. CNN could have easily made that up, or the official could be wrong, or lying, or something else entirely. But there's ZERO mention in Canadian news, nobody called the official and reported on it, or if they did it was buried on Page 12 next to a sock advertisement.<br /><br />But now -everybody- knows what an "Incel" is, right? If they'd run with a story that the guy thought he was Slenderman this couldn't be stupider.The Phantomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159748429049446398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-72569424373695081522018-05-02T10:33:55.994-04:002018-05-02T10:33:55.994-04:00Probably not the most reliable source especially s...Probably not the most reliable source especially since they are quoting a US law enforcement official anonymously - https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/24/us/toronto-suspect-what-we-know/index.html<br /><br />"Minassian, 25, is from the Toronto suburb of Richmond Hill, police said. Toronto authorities said they had no previous interactions with him, but a US law enforcement official said he had been known to authorities."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-46802234512035626722018-05-02T09:52:15.634-04:002018-05-02T09:52:15.634-04:00If you want to know about that, Google it. It was ...If you want to know about that, Google it. It was a news piece, I can't be bothered to run it down. Mayor of NYS, or police chief, ex-police chief, something like that.<br /><br />The reason I don't bother linking stuff like that is it doesn't matter anymore. Time was, facts and links mattered in an argument. Lately, even well-supported arguments with links to all sorts of corroborating material are dismissed. Get in a discussion with a gun-grabber some time, you'll rapidly find that -nothing- you say will move them. <br /><br />Look where we are. A guy kills ten random people with a van, and the newsies are talking about "Incels". With less evidence than my mention of the NYC official, something I saw in passing on the day of the attack. They're running with Chad and Stacey. Really.<br /><br />Think about it. Even if the guy IS all about "Incels" the actual issue is mental health, not "ciswhite toxic masculinity" which is what's on the pages of the Globe and Mail the last week or so. That one you can look up too, I'm not giving them a link.The Phantomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159748429049446398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-74127568308107772622018-05-02T05:36:39.852-04:002018-05-02T05:36:39.852-04:00" In actual news, the mayor of NYC knew all a..." In actual news, the mayor of NYC knew all about this van driver guy on Monday. "<br /><br />It qood be good of you to prove that with something.Tom Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781313612115415257noreply@blogger.com