If a video appears to show something then it shows something, right? Am I crazy? If a video shows something then it automatically appears to show it, right?
Am I talking nonsense, or is this just another case of the media sanewashing what is obviously a fascist crackdown on the citizenry?
Nah man, I get where you’re coming from. Adding that “allegedly” vibe can inappropriately sow doubt. The annoying part is it’s probably a liability thing.
As if the media is ever properly held liable for such wrongdoings…
Sometimes there’s room for doubt about what a video shows, because it’s unclear. Sometimes there’s ambiguity because context is relevant and not present in the video. But this video is clear and no context could possibly redeem what we see. This is a gang of terrorist thugs once again murdering an innocent and peaceful person in broad daylight, as part of the Nazi regimes goal of crushing the American people into submission through terror.
If a video appears to show something then it shows something, right? Am I crazy? If a video shows something then it automatically appears to show it, right?
Am I talking nonsense, or is this just another case of the media sanewashing what is obviously a fascist crackdown on the citizenry?
Nah man, I get where you’re coming from. Adding that “allegedly” vibe can inappropriately sow doubt. The annoying part is it’s probably a liability thing.
As if the media is ever properly held liable for such wrongdoings…
Maybe the people should hold the media liable for not reporting seriously on serious events that demand our attention?
Sometimes there’s room for doubt about what a video shows, because it’s unclear. Sometimes there’s ambiguity because context is relevant and not present in the video. But this video is clear and no context could possibly redeem what we see. This is a gang of terrorist thugs once again murdering an innocent and peaceful person in broad daylight, as part of the Nazi regimes goal of crushing the American people into submission through terror.
Yes… There’s reason for this language… “appears to,” “alleged criminal,” etc.
…but as you say, there’s no need for that language here. There is no ambiguity.
Good journalists cross-check more than one source before concluding anything. Have they spoken to any witnesses? Is the video fake?
I think it’s a good thing that the languagr is weak because there aren’t any more evidence (yet).
multiple videos and multiple eye witness accounts corroborate the events
There are quite a few videos from different perspectives of the same incident. I do not think that weak language is warranted.
Perhaps it was at the time of posting, but it’s clear in the video that at least one of Ice clearly fucked up.