Well, shit.

[conuly]

There was an attack on Jewish New Yorkers almost every day last week. Police are investigating these as possible hate crimes

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[conuly]

I mean, they also use the word 'alleged' a lot.

[dewline]

Weasel words in this context, both of them.

[bibliofile]

("alleged" is required until they are proven guilty in a court of law. Unless you want to be sued for libel/slander.) /pedanto

[sovay]

I mean, they also use the word 'alleged' a lot.

I know. It's just frustrating to see. There's not a lot of room for nuance in five stabbings and "Fuck you, Jew."

[kengr]

They *have* to say "alleged" until there's a conviction. *sigh*

"Possible" is a somewhat different thing. There it's more a matter of deciding if the actions meet the criteria for the law.

oh shit

[redbird]

Also: I think they only need to say "alleged" if there's an identified suspect, but in this case it seems pretty random: no "alleged" for the first named suspect, "allegedly" for "that individual," which is about as generic as a description can possibly be. (I know why they say alleged, but I'm not sure the person who wrote that story does.)

Re: oh shit

[redbird]

You see above someone not wanting to think about the actual subject.

Re: oh shit

[conuly]

It's a shitty topic!