slothrop@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoStar Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapoliswww.startribune.comexternal-linkmessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1648arrow-down16cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlusnews@beehaw.orgpolitics@lemmy.world
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minus-squareAnchoriteMagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down5·8 days agoShe was shot repeatedly in the face. Have you been living under a rock for the last 24 hours? What possible difference does the manner of her death make? A jackbooted fascist thug murdered her.
minus-squaresik0fewl@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 days agoThen what’s wrong with saying “fatally shot”?
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoWord salad to muddy the waters IMO. Killed is the word. Not life ending weapon related accident.
minus-squareAnchoriteMagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·7 days agoFatally shot implies the possibility that she was to blame.
minus-squaresik0fewl@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·7 days agoThat’s not how I interpret it. I interpret it as not assigning blame either way, which is typical for a news organization.
She was shot repeatedly in the face.
Have you been living under a rock for the last 24 hours?
What possible difference does the manner of her death make? A jackbooted fascist thug murdered her.
Then what’s wrong with saying “fatally shot”?
Word salad to muddy the waters IMO.
Killed is the word. Not life ending weapon related accident.
Fatally shot implies the possibility that she was to blame.
That’s not how I interpret it. I interpret it as not assigning blame either way, which is typical for a news organization.