Originally Posted by
LHR/MEL/Europe FF
my apologies... I was not saying every account was hyperbole... I was referring to those which begin with something like... 'today I encountered an obese black tsa officer'... you already know, from the outset, that this is a report that cannot simply rely on the facts as weight, but have to introduce hyperbole to try a garner sypmpathy.
another example would be the case where someone was given a pat down but said something along the lines of 'my children were upset, crying and scared for their mommy'.
again, those posts needing to introduce hyperbole to win an argument just dont seem to carry weight.
or people that go out to the airport with a planned strategy, in advance, to make an issue of engaging with the tsa to try and bait them.
I am NOT saying all posts are as such, and that there are not genuine issues out there. there clearly are, but unfortunately, the hyperbole detracts.
does the poster complaining about their children being upset think their case is the same as an 80 year old lady being strip searched?
I agree with you that this really is annoying. But only your second example could really be called hyperbole...
The other types of posts I would broadly classify as an appeal to emotion, perhaps, and agreed that the excessive "baiting" stuff is kind of ridiculous unless done well (I would, for example, appreciate somebody filming inappropriate behavior, etc.)
That is part of the internet phenomenon though, where keyboard-warriors try to feel better about themselves by being bigger and badder.... armchair "lawyers" and medical experts... whatever.
You'll notice there are actually quite a few reasonable people, and just try to focus on their contributions.