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To: Elderberry
I went to the site. Nice to see it being picked up by the Texas Standard, but it that represents a high standard in Texas ... it speaks pretty poorly of the Lone Star State. For one thing, the article is about as substantial as a dollop of whipped cream.

For another, it is quite misleading with "the fate of the 177 individuals who’ve found themselves arrested, and facing bonds as high as $1 million."

Er ... um ... no, ALL OF THEM were held on million-dollar bonds. Not "as high as." Wrong, there. Where did that even come from? It is corrected/contradicted four paragraphs later. Why was "as high as" even IN the story at all? And first, so that the casual reader assumes that only a few were held on "as high as" a million dollar bail?

The Texas Standard is a low one as far as journalism goes.

6 posted on 09/28/2015 6:25:53 PM PDT by Finny (Be prepared to own what you vote for. Voting "against" is a mathematical fallacy.)
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To: Finny

I just listened to the audio, and it was somewhat better than the text.


8 posted on 09/28/2015 6:30:40 PM PDT by Elderberry
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