Beware media facts and assumptions while incidents in progress

[uppityperson]

Media will report things to keep viewers tuned in. Rumors multiply. Inaccuracies are reported as fact.

The PP shooting is still happening and please beware of believing pretty much anything at this point or making assumptions as the situation is fluid. Eventuality the facts wiki come out. Patience, please.

Thank you.

[arcane1]

1. Your patient rationality has no place here!

Great post

[uppityperson]

6. You are welcome. I'm reading as it happens too, but what and who and why won't be known for a bit

[PatrynXX]

28. knowing who's following me on FB

I was careful not to suggest anything

[rollin74]

2. best source for info is police scanner

http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/54/web

lots of interesting stuff happening now

[uppityperson]

4. However, even they do not always have true facts, can act on assumptions and report inaccurate info

Best source is wait until it's over, see who did what.

[yyes]

5. It is but I have heard two different descriptions of the shooter

First it was a white male by the news sources but when I was listening to the cops talk they said black male

[Rex]

11. Could there be two suspects?

[yyes]

16. I don't think so

I heard this on the scanner when the cops were taking actual
fire and one officer was down.

Who the hell knows ?

[uppityperson]

21. Welcome to DU.

What brought you to join us today?

[951-Riverside]

7. The socialmedia-fication of police work is why we need a nationwide encrypted system for LEOs

Like the TETRA system that went live in Europe 20 years ago.

[Glassunion]

23. I'd rather they get body cams.

I'd only agree to a system like this for tactical situations. Otherwise, all of their everyday chitchat is public info.

[Lint Head]

17. Been listening most of the day. Fascinating.

[B2G]

3. Thank you.

These definitive posts are ridiculous right now. There will be plently of time for review once this is over.

[uppityperson]

8. I'm just noooooo fun. But see my sig line

[Nye Bevan]

9. There are a lot more assumptions posted here on DU than in "the media" (nt)

[uppityperson]

10. Sorry, that's what I meant, but wasn't clear

Beware media "facts" and beware making assumptions.

[BKH70041]

12. LOL!! You might as well be talking to a rock.

Difference being that rocks are smarter.

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. I know how things are done

and the media is giving you facts, and asking people who know how in general, one of these operations is run.

Now I have seen in the last 10 minutes MORE speculation here as to who is doing what, or why HERE than on MSNBC.

Myself I got a news story to write... this broke as we were chasing kids half our age, during the San Diego Black Lives Matter march...

My only thing, first gut reaction, was when we had the active shooter here recently, that CLOSED the airport mind you, not wall to wall coverage. Then it made sense. Once I knew the hard facts of casualties.

DU though is the last place I check for breaking news any more.

[pnwmom]

14. Yes. This is an excellent general rule. "Facts" are almost always

difficult to sort out in the early days after a crisis.

[Lurks Often]

15. Too late, DU LOVES jumping to conclusions

when these tragedies happen. Always has, always will.

[Glassunion]

24. On DU 4chan is a news source.

[Scuba]

18. Don't worry, they'll have their "expert" on shortly ...

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. Thanks. There is already a thread where the OP jumped from "white male" to "christian terrorist".

A jump like that is actually kind of ________ (fill in with words that might be the truth but might also bring down the wrath of DU juries).

Thanks for posting your caution about rumors, inaccuracies, assumptions, and patience.

[Glassunion]

25. But, but, but... 4chan confirmed it.

[NRaleighLiberal]

20. Great words of wisdom. K and R

[uppityperson]

22. Once this is done and the who did what why comes out, I may be very angry but I'm willing to

wait a bit and be angry accurately.


See my sig line

[Generic Brad]

26. It's too early to make assumptions - agreed

Until the details and motivation are known, all we have are unsupported wild guesses.

[Logical]

27. Why does discussing it on a message board hurt anything? nt

[uppityperson]

29. I've no problem with discussing, just make sure you separate fact from rumor and speculation

Passing on rumors and speculation as fact can be an issue.

[iandhr]

30. Precisely.

These types of things cause caous and mass confusion and initial reports are often incorrect.

[uppityperson]

31. Accuracy over speed.