Woman Involved in Starting McKinney Pool Fight Placed on Administrative Leave by CoreLo

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36. I see what you're saying.

But my point is that the word choice makes a difference.

For instance, if I tell you, "That guy attacked a child," you're likely to picture a kid under 10, let's say. That's the connotation of the word. "Child" and "adolescent" have completely different connotations and meanings.

My larger point is that everyone's lining up to see this woman shamed in the court of public opinion and stripped of her job... and WE DON'T HAVE THE FACTS. We have only partial facts. We have video showing the altercation already well underway, and yet people are leaping to the conclusion that one party is solely at fault, when the truth may be wildly different.

That's my big objection here, and it happens every single time there's an incident like this. Someone gets crucified by a mob in the court of public opinion, and if it turns out that incorrect information was making the rounds... well, oopsie, I guess? We just wrecked someone's life over a rumor, got them fired from their job... but oh well? That's bogus.

And I'm less than thrilled with the "You're a racist!" responses I'm getting because I'm advocating a wait-and-see approach. Like I said on another thread, I had no idea that logic and reason weren't considered left-wing ideals.