Athletes or "Half-letes"?

In David Langley's piece, he gives several pieces of evidence which relate to his argument. Before I started reading, I just assumed that he would rant and rave about the possibility of certain hypothetical situations, and then proceed his argument on these. I was pleasantly surprised when he gave several true stories to back up his claims. The stories did not villainize the police officers and other disagreeing parties, as is a common (and genuinely naïve) tactic, but explained the cause for the problem as a simple misunderstanding. It was very clear that he was trying to cater to the skeptic's mind, which is a very good tactic for persuasion.