Originally posted by Deepthought
What you're really saying is that people aren't smart enough to work out the issues raised by the articles posted!
Personally I prefer to post the news item and wait for the reaction before wading in with my own views.
Some articles can be debated on, not all. This one can be debated, which is why I have kept it open. But articles about NASA saying the world is not going to end in September has nothing to debate, hence I closed it. Even with topics where debate is possible, pose the question, otherwise it is not always clear on what line the OP wants the discussion to progress. For example, people might think that the apparent question here is whether police should indulge in moral policing? But then, the police commissioner has himself stated that police shouldn't do moral policing, so the debate will end right there. Therefore make the question/ questions clear instead of just depending on the reader's judgement.
