Comment on California sheriff releases bodycam video of killing of boy, 15, holding gardening tool

• The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Agreed. It’s a serious problem, but the discussion gets so muddied by websites with low integrity running headlines that are intentionally dishonest, just for clicks. They know they’ll get more outrage and $$ by wording it this way, and it’s gross behavior.

  How many people across the web do you think saw this headline and assumed, like I did before looking into it, that this was another case of police mistaking some harmless object for a gun? Probably lots.

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  • brbposting@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Glad to see TPM’s got reasonable takes :)

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    • The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks. It’s rare that I even comment on stuff that I know is going to be a divisive topic, because people get so worked up and it’s hard to have a human conversation.

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