[quote=paramount]To me it’s stories like this that provide proof that the mainstream media and the government conspire on cases such as this one.
The government and the mainstream media understand how to manipulate populist opinion and the average American; and that’s where these cases start.
The government wants to get out front to try and manipulate public opinion on these cases.
How many ‘average’ citizens when reading a story in a typical newspaper about an arrest and/or charges almost automatically assume the person arrested/charged must be guilty?
Same thing goes for the average person sitting in a jury box.[/quote]
Paramount: Exactly. Along the lines of, “Well, if the police arrested him, they MUST have had a reason”.
We’re not told what these “terroristic threats” are, only that he made them. Then we’re told he’s a Republican and a member of the NRA, the implication being that he’s a right wing wacko, but both organizations are perfectly legal to belong to. Lastly, we’re told, horror of horrors!, that he owns 43 guns. Other than a vigorous exercise of his 2nd Amendment rights, he’s violated no laws here, either.
However, the picture that has been painted is of a well armed, rabid fascist who’s just itching to wreak havoc on his President and country.
