• Paragone@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    And … why would any “journalist” put falsifying-quotes on the word identifying the assault in-question?

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    • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org
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      11 months ago

      Yeah, throwing an allegedly in front is much better if you’re just trying to avoid a lawsuit, it’s also clearer to the reader that the journalist is neither taking responsibility for the originating accusation nor taking sides.