http://laist.com/2007/10/23/fire_evacuees_a.php All comments for Fire Evacuees are Not 'Refugees' en-us 2008 la_jessicap Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:00:00 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jessicapauline@gmail.com jessicapauline@gmail.com 60 http://laist.com/2007/10/23/fire_evacuees_a.php#comment-1224021 http://laist.com/2007/10/23/fire_evacuees_a.php#comment-1224021 Comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:03:51 -0800 <p>i noticed the same misuse of the word refugee in the article a commenter here at LAist linked to yesterday: http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/15713/glenn-beck-partisan-demonization-amid-southern-californias-devastating-fires/</p> http://laist.com/2007/10/23/fire_evacuees_a.php#comment-1224015 http://laist.com/2007/10/23/fire_evacuees_a.php#comment-1224015 Comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:47:08 -0800 <p>The mainstream media doesn't just make mistakes, in my opinion. They usually frame things a certain way on purpose. What the purpose is here, well, i'm not so sure. But it's just SO bizarre. Agreed on your thought that Katrina evacuees can now be categorized as refugees.</p> http://laist.com/2007/10/23/fire_evacuees_a.php#comment-1224003 http://laist.com/2007/10/23/fire_evacuees_a.php#comment-1224003 Comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:37:05 -0800 <p>Wow. So you're like the definition police.</p>