Current Events > Teen's story about being abducted by white supremacists wasn't true

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Houston police say there is no evidence to support the claims made by a teenager that white supremacists abducted him, injured him and threatened him.

http://abc13.com/3560270/
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gonna point out that "no evidence of" doesn't mean "it didn't happen"

that being said, it's usually a damn fine indicator lol
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Lack of evidence doesn't necessarily mean something isn't true, not that I'm picking sides one way or the other.
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

gonna point out that "no evidence of" doesn't mean "it didn't happen"

that being said, it's usually a damn fine indicator lol

SageHarpuia posted...

Lack of evidence doesn't necessarily mean something isn't true, not that I'm picking sides one way or the other.

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I thought so. Fucking idiot.
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Why does it seem like hate crimes are made up more often than they actually occur?

The demand for racism continues to far exceed the supply.
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VectorChaos posted...

The demand for racism continues to far exceed the supply.

gotta love it
"hate crimes don't actually happen as much as people think. racism is dead."
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If your claim is they beat you, you're going to have bruises, wounds, etc. lack of evidence here is pretty damning.

YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

VectorChaos posted...

The demand for racism continues to far exceed the supply.

gotta love it
"hate crimes don't actually happen as much as people think. racism is dead."

That's not at all remotely what he implied.
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PanzerElite posted...

Why does it seem like hate crimes are made up more often than they actually occur?

Because if you already dismiss or don't believe that hate crimes happen regularly, you're more likely to focus on news stories about false reports since they fit the narrative.
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Kineth posted...

PanzerElite posted...

Why does it seem like hate crimes are made up more often than they actually occur?

Because if you already dismiss or don't believe that hate crimes happen regularly, you're more likely to focus on news stories about false reports since they fit the narrative.

he was being rhetorical take your nerd logic outta here
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Kineth posted...

PanzerElite posted...

Why does it seem like hate crimes are made up more often than they actually occur?

Because if you already dismiss or don't believe that hate crimes happen regularly, you're more likely to focus on news stories about false reports since they fit the narrative.

Yeah, regular old confirmation bias is the obvious answer here, pretty sure the FBI keeps statistics on it and the rates are much higher than a fake story every couple of months.
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

That's not at all remotely what he implied.

please enlighten me as to what "there's obviously not as much racism as people say" could mean
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hortanz posted...

Kineth posted...

PanzerElite posted...

Why does it seem like hate crimes are made up more often than they actually occur?

Because if you already dismiss or don't believe that hate crimes happen regularly, you're more likely to focus on news stories about false reports since they fit the narrative.

he was being rhetorical take your nerd logic outta here

So I guess you're one of his alts.
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

That's not at all remotely what he implied.

please enlighten me as to what "there's obviously not as much racism as people say" could mean

Probably means there's not as much racism as people say.

YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

That's not at all remotely what he implied.

please enlighten me as to what "there's obviously not as much racism as people say" could mean

Less than people think doesn't mean none you double digiter.

X < Y.
"Well clearly X must be fucking zero." ~ YOUHAVENOHOPE
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

Less than people think doesn't mean none you double digiter.

that doesn't sound like a continuation of what you said here:

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

That's not at all remotely what he implied.

so you used not one but TWO qualifiers saying that what i said wasn't anything near what he said

and yet here you are
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

VectorChaos posted...

The demand for racism continues to far exceed the supply.

gotta love it
"hate crimes don't actually happen as much as people think. racism is dead."

404 "racism is dead" not found.

You tried.
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itt: we pretending we don't understand what hyperbole is anymore for the sake of looking better

rofl
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

Less than people think doesn't mean none you double digiter.

that doesn't sound like a continuation of what you said here:

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

That's not at all remotely what he implied.

so you used not one but TWO qualifiers saying that what i said wasn't anything near what he said

and yet here you are

Nice try but if you took issue with the post you're quoting now in the way you're claiming now, you would have addressed it in post 13 instead of doubling down on your strawman.
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

itt: we pretending we don't understand what hyperbole is anymore for the sake of looking better

rofl

Hey pot.
"Yes kettle?"
YOU'RE A FUCKING BLACK COOKWARE.

YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

That's not at all remotely what he implied.

so you used not one but TWO qualifiers saying that what i said wasn't anything near what he said

and yet here you are

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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

That's not at all remotely what he implied.

that's not hyperbole

nice try
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VectorChaos posted...

The demand for racism continues to far exceed the supply.

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Not enough hate crimes? Make them up.
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

itt: we pretending we don't understand what hyperbole is anymore for the sake of looking better

rofl

It really is a shame that people need their hands held through this.
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