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Police officer's gun sucked away by powerful magnets in lab raid (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 1 month ago by lemmee_in@lemm.ee to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 154 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Another bullshit passive-voice headline. Written implying the fault was not with the LAPD.

"LAPD officers destroy MRI machine in bungled pot raid"

[–] markstos@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Journalists have avoid committing libel.

In an active-voice headline they would need to add a word like “allegedly” or “reportedly”, which they could have done.

If they report a claim that someone committed a crime and the person is found to not have actually done so, that’s grounds for a libel lawsuit.

So reporting on alleged crimes is done carefully.

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Doesn't make it any less bullshit, just shows how fucked USA press is.