The Riverside County investigation examined allegations made by an unnamed “election watchdog” group that claimed to identify more than 1,000 deceased people on voter rolls, 7,500 voters registered more than once, and 317 people who cast more than one ballot in elections. [More]
Why leave them unnamed? Wouldn't it be more credible for all concerned if we knew who they were and what their agenda might be-- and at least be able to make sure that this whole thing hasn't been set up to "disprove" one accuser and use that to discredit all others? Because that's sure what The Times is making this look like, especially by referring to anyone who questions the election results as "vigilantes."
At least they didn't use "baseless" this time, introducing instead an adjective that implies deception, "spurious."
In a way, vigilante justice is a lot like bad breath.
ReplyDeleteBad breath is better than no breath at all.
No Swiss army knives were harmed in the making of this comparison.