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AEG report warns rival Inglewood NFL stadium presents terrorist threat

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I wish journalism would just stop trying to present themselves as non biased mediums which only act as conduits but are afraid to "lead the witness". Strop trying to be impartial, ask pointed questions when people answer. Use follow up questions.

They try to pretend to be fair by allowing people to make any claim without having to face criticism. And to be sure they do this with progressive ideas as well as conservative ideas and outrageous ideas. Please call people out when they are being idiots. Don't just standby and say we'll let the audience decide. Sometimes you have to take the bull by the horns.

Here unscrupulous anti-competitive behavior needs to be checked and these people pilloried for using terrorism as a knee jerk weapon against competition.

Inspired by this tweet[0], I'd originally submitted this story as the more pointed "Ex-Homeland Security chief hired to suggest competitor's stadium is a terrorism target" or something to that effect. It was changed by the moderator, probably because the article itself didn't go nearly as far. But what other conclusion can one draw from the facts? I suspect most of votes were for the original submission title.

[0] https://twitter.com/AdamMinter/status/571549778389049344

In this case, I think the LA Times is giving the Staples Center team enough rope and pointing out a handy beam and chair.

I like that "it will be a terrorist threat" can now be used to stop absolutely anything and everything from being built/done.

That new bridge? nope - terrorist threat.

Elementary school? - na.

New car manufacturing plant? nope.

Hospital? uh uh. The bad guys will get it.

The Department of Homeland Security is increasingly a transmogrifier of mediocre bureaucrats, allowing them to morph into 'security consultants' when they retire.

No doubt Tom Ridge's company ScareCo can sell you a pair of sticks - an incredibly expensive pair of sticks - that when knocked together repel super-terrists from your new stadium.

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