May 08, 2008
Wikipedia Blasted For Its Accuracy
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The pols grew angry when an Inquirer reporter questioned whether the SKS Carbine was a true assault weapon, noting that the National Rifle Association disagreed with the classification and that a search on wikipedia.com would bring up information saying it was not.
Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey then got into the mix. "I don't care about wikipedia or any other kind of pedias," he said. "It it's not an assault weapon by definition, then add it to the freaking list."
Rendell added, "if there's any ambiguity, we will clear it up."
It's good to see the top police officer in Philadelphia has finally come out against the strong anti-'pedia lobby.
Nutter and Rendell rage about assault weapons [Clout]
Posted by D-Mac on May 8, 2008 02:40 PM
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"If its not an assault weapon by definition, then add it to the freaking list!"
And then we'll add this one, and then that one, and then these two over here.
Slippery slope, anyone?
BTW, has any one checked how many farmers, ranchers, and back woodsmen use the SKS as an everyday tool because it's a mid power, reliable, robust rifle that can be knocked about and still work? Or are we buying into their argument that its only use is for killing cops in Philly?
Posted by: DDS at May 10, 2008 09:24 AM
A small note (except among the small but influential linguistic community): Phonetically, Ramsey actually used the similarly effective "fricking." I think that's how they say "freaking" in Chicago.
Posted by: F. Scott at May 8, 2008 03:32 PM