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Excerpted from the Twitter feed: I think I managed to bring some attention to an important point.
"Parkland students aren't credentialed to talk about the gun debate" is one of the worst takes of all time, especially when it comes from people who don't have very much relevant life experience themselves. pic.twitter.com/JVjckmoSLs— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) February 20, 2018
Actually these students are experts on something you know nothing about, which is what it feels like to have a lot of friends murdered one day out of the blue and to realize the authorities you trust are unable to protect you.— Yas Over Elbow (@Yastreblyansky) February 20, 2018
... but the same logic applies clearly to women who have been sexually assaulted, for example, or minority members who have been denied civil rights. Why shouldn't it apply to high school kids who have escaped assault rifle slaughter? Why shouldn't their voices be heard? /2— Yas Over Elbow (@Yastreblyansky) February 20, 2018
Give me some expert evidence that you're right on that. I think this Montana example shows a case where the opposite would be true https://t.co/H4C8MGClxu— Yas Over Elbow (@Yastreblyansky) February 20, 2018
Here's another https://t.co/a60bsPCCRa Show me some cases where victim testimony has led to bad policy.— Yas Over Elbow (@Yastreblyansky) February 20, 2018
Ironically, the pro–assault weapon faction constantly rejects expert testimony https://t.co/1dkQEGNnAy https://t.co/o4NHbTuDnU— Yas Over Elbow (@Yastreblyansky) February 20, 2018
"It won't stop ALL killings!" (when did a criminal law ever stop all the crimes in its category? Murder's been illegal everywhere for thousands of years but it still goes on.)— Yas Over Elbow (@Yastreblyansky) February 20, 2018
These arguments are every bit as emotional and uninformed as any 16-year-old could possibly be, but that doesn't stop David Brooks from demanding we respect them. OK, so respect 16-year-olds too.— Yas Over Elbow (@Yastreblyansky) February 20, 2018
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