Thursday, July 23, 2009

Self-Contradictory News Articles

Self-Contradictory News Articles

From July 23, 2009 KATU channel 2 (Portland):
PORTLAND, Ore. - A string of shootings in the Portland area in just seven days has people and police on alert.

...

"Everybody's very concerned about gang violence right now, obviously,' said Det. Mary Wheat with the Portland Police Bureau. "And we're trying to look at everything and see how they are all connected."

Portland police do not think we are in the midst of a gang war or that these are retaliation shootings.

"This is something different and it's not like what we saw in the 80s, that's not it," said Wheat. "These are isolated events that are happening."


Followed immediately by:

With the hot days ahead for the weekend, detectives are coming up with their strategy now by meeting with gang outreach teams to develop a plan for stepped up patrols in trouble spots. [emphasis added]
Isolated events. Not gang-related. But meet with gang outreach teams. What?

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