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Steelrolled

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28. I think because it was a quote.

Reply to George II (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 27, 2021, 01:35 PM

Mar 2021

The reporter wants to emphasize that this is what someone said, rather than it being established fact.

Of course, reporters are not very consistent in trying to make clear the difference between fact and speculation. And speculation is much more interesting.

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2 dead, 8 others injured after shootings -- 1 officer-involved -- at Virginia Beach Oceanfront [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 OP

America is the Wild West. BradBo Mar 2021 #1

Pretty much onetexan Mar 2021 #2

Shit. The Wild West had stronger gun control than we do now. Aristus Mar 2021 #3

And they didn't use military style weapons PatSeg Mar 2021 #5

"And they didn't use military style weapons" EX500rider Mar 2021 #11

Okay PatSeg Mar 2021 #12

They did for the time Hawker123 Mar 2021 #14

Oh my god, now we are nitpicking PatSeg Mar 2021 #18

Thank you Hawker123 Mar 2021 #19

Okay, your choice: AndyS Mar 2021 #15

Stupid, stupid guns. AllyCat Mar 2021 #10

Yep, back to the wild west 'n all. ananda Mar 2021 #4

I wonder why they put "male" in quotation marks? George II Mar 2021 #6

'Cause like so many gunners his winky is so tiny they didn't see it at first? AndyS Mar 2021 #16

He was packing Jerry2144 Mar 2021 #17

I think because it was a quote. Steelrolled Mar 2021 #28

I heard this on KYW this morning from a CBS news report BumRushDaShow Mar 2021 #7

My new theory of journalism Steelrolled Mar 2021 #23

It's the "filling of column inches" BumRushDaShow Mar 2021 #25

Philly neighborhoods are many and varied. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2021 #30

Oh I know but I think in this case BumRushDaShow Mar 2021 #31

Hmm. I have a strange feeling about the officer shooting incident. joetheman Mar 2021 #8

Hopefully the one killed by police was the shooter. oldsoftie Mar 2021 #9

This is NOT unusual. 2019 with 365 days had 417 mas shootings. AndyS Mar 2021 #13

"mass shootings" as defined by the media, not law enforcement. oldsoftie Mar 2021 #21

You are right. The attitude towards shootings Steelrolled Mar 2021 #26

Yes, you're right, we will get totally pissed at animal abuse! oldsoftie Mar 2021 #29

I'm going to speculate that these weren't rampage shootings maxsolomon Mar 2021 #20

Was going to say the same, Deminpenn Mar 2021 #22

There's not much you'll find in the Pilot. virgdem Mar 2021 #24

I do not want this to happen but............. LiberalLovinLug Mar 2021 #27

Another REPUBLICAN AIDED SHOOTING Trust_Reality Mar 2021 #32

+1 live love laugh Mar 2021 #33