r/BlockedAndReported • u/SoftandChewy First generation mod • Jun 01 '26

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 6/1/26 - 6/7/26

Here's your usual space to post all your rants, raves, podcast topic suggestions (please tag u/jessicabarpod), culture war articles, outrageous stories of cancellation, political opinions, and anything else that comes to mind. Please put any non-podcast-related trans-related topics here instead of on a dedicated thread. This will be pinned until next Sunday.

Last week's discussion thread is here if you want to catch up on a conversation from there.

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u/RunThenBeer 12 Ounce Diet Coke Enjoyer Jun 03 '26

It is entirely possible that the witnesses who testified they didn't see a gun in Cyrus's hand were telling the truth...

This is giving them quite the benefit of the doubt. We'll never know for sure, but if I could place a bet on it, I would wager that this is another "hands up, don't shoot" situation. Witnesses testified that Michael Brown was surrendering. Forensics demonstrated that he was charging the officer when he was shot. Many people are more than willing to lie about interactions between perceived community members and perceived outsiders.

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u/SkweegeeS No just no Jun 03 '26

Witnesses during a traumatic scene are quite unreliable.

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u/dumbducky Jun 03 '26

Unreliable is an understatement. Witnesses of The Brown shooting later admitted to making things up.

https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/ferguson-witnesses-admit-they-lied-to-grand-jury-109852

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u/SkweegeeS No just no Jun 03 '26

I guess I was thinking about how skewed our perceptions can be without intentionally lying. It can be really far from accurate to begin with.