Don - you say "the article is a little biased.
Yep, and so is the source of your info mate. It all is.
Were you there? No, then stop pretending you have the "facts". You just choose to believe whatever you are told to fit your view of the story. The opposite side of the argument is trying to form an opinion based on what information is available.
The guy you are arguing with started off by saying "as written".