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US Politics 22w
I think that’s just how their style guide is written
11 upvotes, 9 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in US Politics. "I think that’s just how their style guide is written"
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US Politics 22w
BBC still cant say "murdered" or any active language that means Israel is aggressively bad (though they surprisingly said settler)
18 upvotes. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in US Politics. "BBC still cant say "murdered" or any active language that means Israel is aggressively bad (though they surprisingly said settler)"
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Anonymous 22w

Also you can get sued if u say he got murdered when they didn't, very unlikely but possible

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22w

Yeah, I’ve noticed the act is rarely called a murder in headlines or news articles. It’s always couched in such a way that I assumed it was to avoid lawsuits

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 22w

Wouldn’t it be like “falsely” accusing whoever shot the person of committing a crime before they’re charged with murder, essentially defaming them?

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 22w

Depends in this scenario I think it's we know who shot him we don't know the why it happened

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 22w

Exactly

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 22w

Yes, the other option would be “allegedly murdered” which sounds worse to me tbh

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Anonymous 22w

You can guess but that's how you get served

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Anonymous 22w

Again if you wrong it doesn't matter, a lot of civil trials you aren't allowed to bring up past actions

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22w

When you publish thousands of articles a year if you were to assume everytime you'd be wrong at least a few

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