Posted on 02/01/2010 9:08:35 AM PST by FreeManDC
I thought it was a reasonably written column about a pretty sad situation in the state of Maine. I understand that folks can be annoyed by poor writing, but this wasn’t THAT extreme of an example.
He used one egregious case to indict all of Maine's domestic violence handling. You can't use one small example to tar a whole system. Following that logic here is a parallel example of how the Left does that to the military:
5 soldiers rape a girl and kill her family in Iraq. Therefore, all soldiers in Iraq are murdering child rapists. One example proves the rule. That is the logic behind Brian Depalma’s 2007 movie Redacted. He wanted to find one example to tar all the rest. It matched his thinking already (Casualties of War=Redacted Part I).
When describing a D.A. as a Nifong on steroids he gives gossip about cases without specifying the cases or providing any facts. He just provides hearsay as if it were facts. This is very weak indeed. If there is a lot more on this D.A., he could have cited facts instead. My original observation stands that regardless of whether she was good, bad, or corrupt, this author didn't make the case, he weakened it.
He then goes on to dismiss Maine's domestic violence policy by stating a position by them, and then ridiculing that position with hyperbole, but not with a factual rebuttal. He either can't refute the facts or he was lazy.
It was an extreme example of poor thinking. Had he an editor it should have been sent back and totally rewritten. Because it is readable as is doesn't make it worth the meaningless death of electrons. For all I know the guy is a visionary on a major problem in Maine. He just couldn't put it in writing.
I do, silly. That is why the article was such a disappointment. Which is why I commented. Which is what you should have gotten out of it. Which is so sad you posted what you posted.
I understand, thank you for the clarification.
Well...I sort of know where Waldoboro is.
Thing is...I was trying to be a smart ass.
Maybe I should have posted;
"Where's Waldo(boro)?"
No doubt about it, Maine's domestic violence industry has friends in high places. One of them is Mary Kellett, Assistant District Attorney for the Bar Harbor area. Think of her as Michael Nifong on steroids.Thanks FreeManDC.
The SHAME of all this is, that in the United States at least, MOST domestic violence is committed by WOMEN against men! But the Mighty Media Monolith has so far covered it up.
Duh......good one. Just too obvious.
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