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elizabeth-cooper t1_j8ef2w1 wrote

They write headlines like that all the time.

>Father of three shot dead after getting caught in hotel gunfight on visit to son’s college

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/paul-kutz-poughkeepsie-shooting-marist-college-b2195263.html

Shot dead by a gun not being held by a person?????

Obviously not.

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cdavidg4 t1_j8efnel wrote

And they also use the headline "Drive hits pedestrian" all the time.

https://www.denverpost.com/2023/01/08/denver-driver-hits-four-pedestrians-sidewalk-downtown/

So your statement that they "can't write headlines like that" is obviously false.

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elizabeth-cooper t1_j8eg2q2 wrote

They're quoting the police, which is very different than making their own determination.

>Driver hits four pedestrians on sidewalk in downtown Denver, police say

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cdavidg4 t1_j8egvl5 wrote

It's doesn't state intent or guilt so how is it different? It simply states fact.

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