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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

The "I am Chris Humphreys" Photosho-mpetition

Posted by Matt Davis on Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 3:32 PM

Here at the Mercury, we were thinking it was pretty risky for the police union to have all those t-shirts and signs printed up for the rally yesterday with the "I am Chris Humphreys" slogan so blatantly plastered across them. What might happen, we wondered, if those signs and t-shirts got into the wrong hands? Which is where the idea for the "I am Chris Humphreys" Photosho-mpetitionTM came along. Here's a sample submission by the Mercury's own art director, Justin "Scrappers" Morrison:

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Easy to beat, right? So: Send your jpegs, png's and gifs to news@portlandmercury.com, and the best one in the bag by Friday lunchtime wins a 12-year-old-sized "I am Chris Humphreys" t-shirt, as given to yours truly midway through the march, yesterday:
iamchrishumphreys.jpg

"SMALL" T-SHIRT: You're free to do what you like with it.

Happy Thanksgiving.

 

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1
It is interesting to see what the Mercury perceives as journalism. Pretty much that found in the UK.
Posted by Larry Norton on November 25, 2009 at 5:03 PM · Report
2
The Mercury fuckin' rocks. Better than the Whorigonian and it actually prints resl news. A bargain at twice the price
Posted by Dale Hardway on November 25, 2009 at 5:37 PM · Report
3
This is downright embarrassing. Matt has no business "reporting" on this story to begin with given his obvious conflict of interest. If he's going to ignore the conflict, he shouldn't descend to this almost pre-teen level.
Posted by Polis on November 25, 2009 at 8:37 PM · Report
4
My "descent to an almost pre-teen level" rule of thumb, generally, is to only do so after someone else has gone first.
Posted by Matt Davis on November 25, 2009 at 9:08 PM · Report
5
Your rule of thumb broke on this one. Your post, and particularly the image, was puerile.

You've lost distance from this story. There's no hint of objectivity in what you write about the issue, and you've become monochromatic. Your cops are all bad; brutish thugs waiting to pounce. You've arrayed heroes and victims on the other side of the issue, and unstintingly lavish praise on both.

Take the two rallies, for example. I saw both rallies, and listened to the speeches. What you wrote simply wasn't representative of what occurred.

This is a serious story, and yet you treat it only with advocacy and snarkiness. I have no clue what the aim is. Sell a movie or a book? It's certainly not to inform the public.
Posted by Polis on November 25, 2009 at 9:25 PM · Report
6
It would be amusing if we had two very important public service unions suddenly refuse to work because of these incidents.
Posted by NIG GER on November 25, 2009 at 9:45 PM · Report
7
Please immediately stop using text that blinks. It's a deal breaker.
Posted by dooger on November 25, 2009 at 10:12 PM · Report
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I didn't notice the animation before. Damn, I'll need to submit a new entry if I'm going to beat that.
Posted by Matthew D on November 25, 2009 at 10:17 PM · Report
9
Don't judge a man until you've marched a mile in his jackboots.

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8360/chrish…

Bla-dow, Godwin's Law in one.
Posted by Goldo on November 25, 2009 at 11:04 PM · Report
10
Another fine opinion piece being passed off as news from Matt Davis.
Posted by FIRE MATT DAVIS NOW! on November 25, 2009 at 11:46 PM · Report
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The first photo is excellent, if slightly nauseating, and could win handily.

The second, however, I find a bit mystifying: is Humphreys smallish and balding? Does he look like a sad funeral director?

Please explain.
Posted by Gene Amole on November 26, 2009 at 8:28 AM · Report
12
Hey username FIRE MATT DAVIS NOW! - How are getting that this is trying to be a news piece? It's a photoshop contest, for chrissakes. You are dumb.
Posted by ROM on November 26, 2009 at 10:55 AM · Report
13
Gene, that's Matt Davis in the 2nd picture.
Posted by torridjoe on November 26, 2009 at 1:25 PM · Report
14
If only someone had given me a few steroids and a wig.
Posted by Matt Davis on November 26, 2009 at 1:51 PM · Report
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NOW THAT IS FUNNY!
Posted by Al M on November 26, 2009 at 4:54 PM · Report

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