I was scrolling through the comments on an article about how the police want to use drones to help officers in more dangerous situations, be safer. You can find that article here.
I was trying to find credible comments, but let me tell you, that was near impossible. So I have categorized them as reasonable vs. unreasonable. And even that's a stretch.
Reasonable:
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| Comment screenshot from CBS San Francisco. 08/29/2015 |
Unfortunately, these were some of the most reasonable comments. They just so happen to be right next to each other, making it possible to take the picture in one screenshot.
The first comment by Jeff Justice, is listing an actual reason why the cops don't need these drones rather than just ranting why the world is stupid. What would make this more credible is if he posted a link to the site where he got the list of deadliest jobs. But compared the upcoming comments, this is "reasonable."
The second comment in this picture, by jimbo96, is also reasonable compared to the other comments. What makes this comment reasonable is that he gives an explanation to his reason. Who knows if what he is saying is correct, but it's better than the others. His language is more formal and he speaks in complete sentences with correct grammar most of the time making it more convincing and tolerable to read.
Unreasonable:
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| Comment screenshot from CBS San Francisco. 08/29/2015 |
This user, darkpatriot, is really just here to get his opinion out. This was the most recent comment, but going back through the comments, he also replies on many other users' comments.This guy seems to have huge bias against the cops and government. He thinks that everything the government does is to spy on us or take away our privacy. He also seems to dislike cops because of the comments he makes about how "More unarmed citizens are killed by police, than police are killed by citizens" and then continues how police are not victims. The question that arises for darkpatriot is this, why are you so angry with law enforcement? There has to be some kind of history there.
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| Comment screenshot from CBS San Francisco. 08/29/2015 |
This is the comment that everyone looks at, scratches their head, and says, "I'm sorry, what?" This person doesn't even make sense. It'a honestly a little scary. Is this guy even on the right article? This comment is unreasonable, non-credible, and not understandable. He is talking about whole different topic that is way of point. And, pulling race cards which just begs for arguments.
Reflection:
Reading through Mira's post about comments, I saw how ridiculous people can be. I reminded me of some of my comments and how illogical they are. I really enjoyed her style of writing and how professionally she responded to the comments.
Samantha's post was really well written. All of her comments were actually reasonable although they were not deemed credible. Comparing even her non-credible comments to my credible ones, they were still more reasonable. I think it probably has to do with the topic that is being talked about.
Reflection:
Reading through Mira's post about comments, I saw how ridiculous people can be. I reminded me of some of my comments and how illogical they are. I really enjoyed her style of writing and how professionally she responded to the comments.
Samantha's post was really well written. All of her comments were actually reasonable although they were not deemed credible. Comparing even her non-credible comments to my credible ones, they were still more reasonable. I think it probably has to do with the topic that is being talked about.
Hi Bri! I liked how even though you couldn't find solid, credible comments, you kept with your article and found a way around it. Some comment sections are just a bottomless pit of anger and ignorance. I agree that those first two comments are more credible since they attempted to explain their positions. You were spot on saying that they may or may not be giving accurate information.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job with your analysis! I can relate to the difficulty in finding credible comments, and I actually had to dig through a lot of nonsense to find the credible ones I wrote about. Finding people who write calmly and fairly about controversial issues is sadly challenging. I'm glad you were able to find a way to contrast the ones you chose with the completely unreasonable ones. It worked out well, and I enjoyed reading.
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