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allhailthehale t1_j6tmimi wrote

Reply to comment by ProvBroker in Man claims self-defense in Providence landlord homicide by Rogue-Island-Pirate

The way that the articles are using passive voice to describe 'the door getting kicked in' is pretty wild.

From the Fall River Reporter: According to Providence Police and WJAR 10, Jensen and two others went up to a third-floor apartment on Prudence Avenue to evict 36-year-old Rufus Watson when the apartment’s door was kicked in and Watson shot Jensen with an AR-15 gun.

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CocaineSlippers t1_j6tomsm wrote

LOL ABC6 doesnt even mention the landlord kicking the door in. The way they worded their articles tells us all we need to know about how they wanted us all to feel about it...

Every single news outlet calling it an "eviction". Could these journalists be more braindead?

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j6tq0f8 wrote

I think they suck at updating stories with new information after adding stuff. My working theory is that the computer that can update stories is in the studio they've been secretly locked out of. It's the only explanation for them pretending a minor fire needs to keep them out for several months

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CocaineSlippers t1_j6trpd9 wrote

I wish I could give them the benefit of the doubt, but they've been so wrong so many times in their reporting on a variety of different stories that i cant even take them seriously.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j6ub1ul wrote

the computer with all the right information is in the studio that eddie accidentally locked them out from on december 23rd.

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trabblepvd t1_j6x1av0 wrote

I think updating a news story would involve a disclaimer saying what was changed and why. Its probably more efficient to make a new story as new info comes out and letting the old one stand with its publication date. Probably dates back to and reflects on print editions of newspapers, and that history even if print still isnt the primary delivery anymore.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j6xjmpt wrote

I think links stories get updated pretty regularly now. That's pretty normal. As long as the header has time originally posted and timestamps for any updates, that's pretty standard for news in the 21st century.

For a story like this the initial post would be "Heavy police presence at address" then probably updated it was a shooting, then updated it was a fatal shooting, then updated with more detail after they get a more formal story/background info or whatever.

I wish media outlets would wait until there's a little more verifiable info to report before the first one, but people act like it's some kind of "Gotcha!" if another outlet has the link up earlier so the public ruins everything.

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StreetStatistician t1_j70s0wq wrote

"You can in fact castle doctrine your landlord if they try to break in and kick your ass" is probably not a message most owners of news agencies want propagated.

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FAYCSB t1_j6tuuux wrote

The Holy Spirit was the one to kick the door in. The Lord was on her side.

Until she got shot, of course.

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