(2) Don't automatically assume that a bum is telling the truth. Bums are generally very nasty and/or crazy people. This is not the 1930s - people do not become bums for no reason at all anymore.
(3) Don't automatically buy the MSM spin on a criminal case.
You seem to be suggesting that maybe this bum got what he deserved. Do you actually believe a 58 y/o homeless alcoholic white guy is intentionally going to wander into a high crime black area looking for trouble? Not likely.
> (2) Don’t automatically assume that a bum is telling the truth. Bums are generally very nasty and/or crazy people. This is not the 1930s - people do not become bums for no reason at all anymore.
Another sweeping generalization. Some of the greatest unhanged villains I have ever met have been in a corporate environment, wearing suits. Bums are *not* generally nasty and/or crazy people. Some people become bums for the lifestyle — which is a legitimate life choice.
You probably shouldn’t automatically assume that *anybody* is telling the truth: that’s just naieve. But there are no more liars amongst bums than there are amongst corporates. In fact, I would suspect that per capita there would be more lawyers and accountants in gaol for fraud and/or deception and/or dishonesty crimes than there are bums in gaol on similar convictions.
If so, why single out bums for your opprobrium?