Abe Elam clears up some misinformation

Time to officially put the water bottle fine falsehood to rest. Charlie Casserly's information was correct.

Second, Coye Francies never threw a punch.

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Wait, you mean the media reported something as fact even though it didn’t quite happen that way?

by rufio on Oct 1, 2009 12:41 PM EDT reply actions

Yes, and even further I was criticized in another thread for questioning the media’s intent.

by Roger Dorn on Oct 1, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m the one that criticized you, and I stand by it. You cherry-picked which media source to believe because you wanted one of them to be true. Regardless of the result, that’s a poor way to make decisions.

I’m also not dismissing the story because Abe Elam wrote “I wasn’t fined” on his blog.

by Chemo on Oct 3, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions

If we’re not to cherry pick media sources, and obviously have conflicting points of view in the existing reporting, would you agree that we have very little idea what really happened in either case? Because that’s my take.

by RelapsingDawgCatcher on Oct 4, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions

I cherry-picked the media source because I believe that one side has reason to publish any rumor they hear and the other doesn’t. Not only does Elam dismiss it, he calls it “ridiculous” to even believe it. As if to say, I can’t believe someone believed this happened.

by Roger Dorn on Oct 5, 2009 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions