NAILED IT: Bill Maher: “Canadian state TV told its reporters, ‘do not refer to the September 11th attacks as terrorist attacks.’ No? Even though the very definition of terrorism is using violence against civilians to pursue ideological goals, what should we call it then? Unruly passengers? A wrong turn taken at the Chrysler Building? Why not just say the planes and the towers got into a fight?”
“I mean, after all, as the BBC advised its reporters, using the word terrorist can be a, ‘barrier rather than an aid to understanding.’ You know what's really a barrier to understanding? Lying.”
Exactly.
To folx on Canada’s woke left: if you don’t like President Trump belittling our history and changing our historic names, then could you please stop belittling our history and changing historic names?
Deal?
New WNBA ruling…
No men who are pretending to pretend to be a woman are allowed to play. But men who are for real pretending to be a woman are good to go. 🤣
In case you missed it, this is what the Edmonton Police posted, and then deleted.
The fact that an organization like the Edmonton Police published this and included a link encouraging people to report mean tweets, and then deleted it is deeply concerning.
It demonstrates a troubling misunderstanding of the law by the very institution entrusted with enforcing it. Police are expected to understand the legal distinction between offensive or unpopular expression and criminal conduct before asking the public to report it.
Police resources should be focused on investigating real crime and protecting public safety, not inventing new standard or creating confusion about the line between offensive speech and criminal conduct.
In a free and democratic society, offensive or unpopular opinions should not become the subject of police reports simply because someone disagrees with them. We must educate people, elevate the conversation, and encourage respectful dialogue, but that responsibility begins with those in positions of leadership and public trust.
If we want a better conversation, it must start at the top, not the bottom.