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ActionFalcon t1_j20vwir wrote

I thought the reporter was insulting the person suing by the headline alone but no, the guy is an actual clown and even changed his name to "Spangle the Clown" over 20 years ago. I guess that fact makes for a click-worthy headline for an otherwise mundane story to report on.

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Cloud_Disconnected OP t1_j20w85p wrote

That's why I posted it. It's a tragic story, but the contrast between the content and the headline was... jarring. I think they could have written a more appropriate headline.

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ActionFalcon t1_j20wsds wrote

They definitely could have but it likely wouldn't have received nearly the same amount of clicks and attention if it were different. I'm hoping Spangle the Clown is ok with it knowing that it'll probably bring more attention to his efforts.

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Cloud_Disconnected OP t1_j20xa0u wrote

That's a more charitable take on it than I had considered; hopefully that is the case.

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