This kind of silly political correctness infects reporters and news services world-wide. They think they're being scrupulous--the man hasn't been convicted of being a gunman yet!--when in fact they're just being foolish. But the irrational conviction that nothing can be known unless it has been determined by a court and jury isn't just silly, it's dangerous.Call a spade a spade - and an armed terrorist just that.
Correlation is not causation, but it can be awfully suggestive. (Francis Porretto, Bastion of Liberty)
Friday, November 28, 2008
Alleged Terrorists?
This Power Line post spotlights an issue that I've long been annoyed about - the propensity of the Old Media (OM) to misrepresent reality in an effort to be "fair":
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