slothrop@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoStar Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapoliswww.startribune.comexternal-linkmessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1675arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
minus-squaresik0fewl@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoThen what’s wrong with saying “fatally shot”?
minus-squaresik0fewl@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIt’s not passive voice. The ICE agent is identified as the subject.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoWord salad to muddy the waters IMO. Killed is the word. Not life ending weapon related accident.
minus-squareAnchoriteMagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·2 days agoFatally shot implies the possibility that she was to blame.
minus-squaresik0fewl@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 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”?
Passive voice
It’s not passive voice. The ICE agent is identified as the subject.
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.