So anything OWS does is right and everything police do is wrong

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119. I hate this thinking

Your statement strongly implies that such "truth" is actually in the middle when it's entirely possible it's weighted far more heavily to one side or the other. Ugh, it's this kind of "balanced truth" bullshit that's made a mush of our culture. Why is it bad? The initial assumption that both sides in such an exchange start at a position of good faith and honesty. It's poor reasoning. If you don't believe me, try substituting the above parties with various others and see how absurd it looks. Imagine if the above said Stalin and the kulaks or slaveowners and slaves. It would be taken as ridiculous at face value because those are extreme examples to which value judgments are attached. For less extreme subjects, though, this type of argument is less apparently wishy-washy because those subjects don't involve strong value judgments (usually).

I'm really not referencing any police or Occupiers. I'm just tired of reasoning like the OP because it's weak and based on unreliable foundations. Plus, it smacks of "fair and balanced" in the way it makes sure to equitably spread the "blame."