Comments on: (almost) funny police story

By: funny stories

funny stories — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:25:37 +0000

oh thats true he is lucky that they didn’t shoot him

By: black sea

black sea — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:46:48 +0000

I have written a blog post that goes into some detail on this case. Unlike virtually everybody else writing about it, I don’t claim to know exactly what happened on that day. However, I do include some information not found in any of the British media coverage I’ve read on this story. For example, in the Officer’s Incident Report, he cites two iwtnesses who support his story.

One of those witnesses, quoted and identified by name, is a professor of history who was attending the same conference as Fernandez-Armesto. So evidently, not everyone who was there felt outraged by the arrest.

Though my post is rather long, it does demonstrate how, over time, quoted allegations made by Fernandez-Armesto become reported as unatttributed “facts” rather than as the claims of one party in a contested version of events.

It would appear that much of the British media is more interested in a “good” story than in an accurate one.

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By: susangalique

susangalique — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:10:30 +0000

I tried to comment on your last post but I don’t think it went through. Thought I would try again.

My professor was actually there and saw the whole thing. Everybody here is outraged and thinks its a shame and a disgrace.

jb says: Well, that’s good to know, because just about everybody here feels the same way.