Pacifist wrote:JSThane wrote:I smell a troll.
Yours appears to be the only comment that could be considered even remotely troll-like. Are you planning to leave the forum soon?
No, no I'm not. Ad-hominem, straw men, and "I know you are but what am I?" don't really work on me.
Nor did I call out any names, or make any quotations that would indicate who I was talking about. However, since you decided to point to me as a "troll," let me point out to you that you have engaged in ad-hominem, attempting to discredit people because you think they are "pro law enforcement." You have used "straw men" to rile people up, conflating certain instances of documented misconduct with other instances where investigation is still pending, or an investigation or jury has cleared any officers of misconduct or wrongdoing. And you have attempted to deflect blame onto someone who merely pointed out that "someone" was acting trollish. That sounds like a troll to me: attack people, stir up argument, then claim it's not your fault it degenerated into an ugly shouting match. It's called "stirring the pot."
Moderators, if any of this is inappropriate, my apologies, and delete this in part or in whole, as appropriate.