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Originally posted by ownbestenemy
The phrase was due to a lack of better phrase.
Middle of the road = logical, fact based and fact backed thinking and understanding without knee-jerking your reactions.
I guess, apply middle of the road compared to the extremes (both sides) that have been seen throughout these posts.
In all and all, I agree with you.
Originally posted by mmiichael
Originally posted by ownbestenemy
The phrase was due to a lack of better phrase.
Middle of the road = logical, fact based and fact backed thinking and understanding without knee-jerking your reactions.
I guess, apply middle of the road compared to the extremes (both sides) that have been seen throughout these posts.
In all and all, I agree with you.
Thanks, and reassuring to know there are people around here interested in learning more rather than just having their beliefs reinforced.
Whole sections of legal systems revolve around the unreliability of witness testimony. Confusion, imperfect memory, prompting pressure, attention-seeking agendas often distort what people recall.
One doesn't get coverage and opportunities to promote themselves and their businesses by giving vague uncertain accounts. If you come out with something controversial or sensational you have a ready made forum and an audience.
Even if this recounting proves to be inaccurate, which I expect here, the story will enter the permanent record of conspiracy lore. And this guy Haskell will dine out on it for years to come.
Mike
Originally posted by fmcanarney
If I am reading your passage correctly, I hear you saying that the lawyer has an agenda. And to imply that his eyewitness testimony, though not under oath, is disingenuous?
Is he that transparent, or are you that discerning?
Or is it both. Yes I do believe that lawyers are college educated crooks, for the most part, and numerous jokes abound regarding the profession.
Originally posted by fmcanarney
I think you are either fabricating or exaggerating how many post you read a day.
Do not take this personally. It is just my opinion and my $0.02 worth.
Originally posted by ownbestenemy
reply to post by m khan
Isn't that just pure speculation though?
I have a question for everyone:
What if it were real? That there is a group of people in the world that hate western civilization and all its intended and unintended consequences. The United States is the main cause of that western type of civilization so they will target us in hopes to drive fear into us and change the political landscape and the population views?
I should make that a separate thread and enjoy the roasting that would ensue because of it
Originally posted by ownbestenemy
I love it....people state their opinions using their logic and understanding of a situation and because it goes against the mantra that everything must be a conspiracy they are put into the paid blogger status or disinformation ranks.
Mike - I am sure you have your own voice and not sticking up for you, but merely pointing out an observation in regards to what can be seen here.
Hell, I get it in my own family from a sibling...we disagree on the health care issue and because I fall on the side of thinking we are going about it in the wrong way, I am just a Republican right-winger that hates babies and wish all immigrants would be flushed down the toilet.
I wonder where most of the intelligent conversations happen where people do not have to resort to making claims on persons without knowing actually who they are....
Back on topic:
Ask any police agency how much weight they put into eyewitness accounts, especially ones that cannot be collaborated. Ask a prosecutor if they are willing to use such an account in court and they will most likely tell you that it is worthless due to the very nature of humans.
For the most part, we will embellish, add details that were not there, see things in a way that they never occurred, place people in places where they never were.
Is this Haskell guy lying? I do not know, but I wouldn't put much stock in his account as being the end-all information.
Originally posted by mmiichael
*snip*
His claim is he saw an African guy put on a plane in Amsterdam without a passport.
Some heavy duty corroboration of that is needed. Otherwise it's just a story - and a tough one to swallow.
M
[edit on 31-12-2009 by mmiichael]
Originally posted by mmiichael
This Haskell testimony is interesting. It may be the real good. I'll bet dollars to donuts he's a fruitcake opportunist who sees an opportunity for media attention and self-promotion.