[Bones McCoy]

A bit of a niche subject.
There's been a spate of a particular news pattern.
1. Violent Crime.
2. Social media surge attributing the offence to "them".
3. Later investigation and conviction of somebody who looks like the media posters in #2.

Today's BBC

Ex-soldier caught on CCTV in police station petrol bomb attack

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4jdn7gj4o

Bloke clearly had issues, and belonged on a care programme.
But unwittingly served his purpose in the culture war.


We'll soon get the sentencing for the former commando who crashed his car into 140 people at a Liverpool football parade.
I recall social media being full of apologists after the event.
Now we have a guilty plea, neighbours saying "He never seemed the type" and a hefty sentence.

Doubtless sentencing will be followed by "two tier Kier" posts.

[Killer Whale]

Only described as 'veterans' when they're the good guys, you'll notice.

[Bones McCoy]

Only described as 'veterans' when they're the good guys, you'll notice.

There's a predictable cycle to all this.

Mainstream report of crime - Social media speculates it's one of "them" again.

Suspect apprehended - Social media "Why don't they tell us who it is?".

Charges brought, identity revealed.
If it's not "one of them" - social media starts the whole mitigation campaign.

Months later sentencing - Social media is silent.

[Bones McCoy]

It's becoming so frequent they're making memes about it.

[mattomac]

A bit of a niche subject.
There's been a spate of a particular news pattern.
1. Violent Crime.
2. Social media surge attributing the offence to "them".
3. Later investigation and conviction of somebody who looks like the media posters in #2.

Today's BBC

Ex-soldier caught on CCTV in police station petrol bomb attack

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4jdn7gj4o

Bloke clearly had issues, and belonged on a care programme.
But unwittingly served his purpose in the culture war.


We'll soon get the sentencing for the former commando who crashed his car into 140 people at a Liverpool football parade.
I recall social media being full of apologists after the event.
Now we have a guilty plea, neighbours saying "He never seemed the type" and a hefty sentence.

Doubtless sentencing will be followed by "two tier Kier" posts.

Yeah even people get caught in this, apparently someone was swearing blind that the Liverpool one was provoked, evidently it just seems he was a fucking moron, thankfully no one died.