HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Vancouver@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-22 months agoNew Westminster pedestrian killed after being struck by carvancouver.citynews.caexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkNew Westminster pedestrian killed after being struck by carvancouver.citynews.caHiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Vancouver@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
Am I just too cynical or does “killed after being struck by car” sound like it’s trying to downplay it?
minus-squarePhoenixAlpha@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoIf I stabbed someone, the headline would not be “person stabbed by knife”. Even if it was an accident caused by me waving it around recklessly in the kitchen or something, that would be a ridiculous headline.
If I stabbed someone, the headline would not be “person stabbed by knife”. Even if it was an accident caused by me waving it around recklessly in the kitchen or something, that would be a ridiculous headline.