slothrop@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoStar Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapoliswww.startribune.comexternal-linkmessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1647arrow-down16cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlusnews@beehaw.orgpolitics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1641arrow-down1external-linkStar Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapoliswww.startribune.comslothrop@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square100fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlusnews@beehaw.orgpolitics@lemmy.world
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.
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.