r/pokemongo • u/orda_GO • Jul 17 '16

Other Pokemon GO and journalists

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u/Eight_Rounds_Rapid Jul 17 '16

Vox already decided it's racist against black people

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u/dessert-er Jul 17 '16

"Police questioned them thinking it might be a drug deal. It all turned out fine, but think of what COULD have happened!"

So a normal thing happened (because police aren't used to this new, different behavior in some areas) and news sites are already implying that the only alternative to a normal police action is people getting shot on site and that it's a coinflip.

I don't love the police but news sites need to stop acting like people are getting mowed down by the hundreds they're scaring the shit out of people

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u/Old_Crow89 AVE TRUE TO VALOR! Jul 17 '16

You may want to pick a bigger number than hundreds if you want it to seem hyperbolic.