Submitted by Darth_Monkey t3_111dn7v in nyc
elizabeth-cooper t1_j8e8hmh wrote
Reply to comment by mowotlarx in MULTIPLE PEDESTRIANS STRUCK BY U-HAUL TRUCK IN BAY RIDGE, BROOKLYN by Darth_Monkey
You don't know that.
In this particular case it definitely looks deliberate, but generally speaking when there's a car accident it's not for the newspaper to determine whether it was deliberate, careless, a medical event, or mechanical failure.
It's important for newspapers not to print libel and things that are false.
Edit: Not to mention that when journalists report breaking news, they likely don't have all the facts.
But this sub: A DRIVER? INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY? NEVER HEARD OF IT. GET THE PITCHFORKS BOYS.
thebruns t1_j8ebuto wrote
> but generally speaking when there's a car accident it's not for the newspaper to determine whether it was deliberate, careless, a medical event, or mechanical failure.
And yet youre calling it an accident which sounds like you're determining no one was at fault.
elizabeth-cooper t1_j8ed3io wrote
I'm not writing a newspaper article, I'm writing a Reddit post.
thebruns t1_j8edfms wrote
> It's important for newspapers not to print libel and things that are false.
This is what you said. What you said it wrong.
"Driver hits multiple pedestrians" is a statement of fact.
cdavidg4 t1_j8eajzs wrote
Stating that a driver in a u-haul hit someone doesn't denote guilt or state anything false. It's merely accurate reporting.
elizabeth-cooper t1_j8eb856 wrote
You're not allowed to hit people with your car.
Journo: John hit someone with his car.
Not denoting guilt? Really?
And you don't know that it wasn't mechanical failure or a medical event, therefore it may be false.
cdavidg4 t1_j8ecf4l wrote
Intentionally, unintentionally, following a mechanical failure, after suffering a medical episode.
These are all additional statements and don't change the base statement that a driver hit someone with their car. Which is accurate in all of the above scenarios.
elizabeth-cooper t1_j8edh1y wrote
That's just not how any of this works. They can't write headlines like that. They could write, "John allegedly hit pedestrian with car" but that's not a fact.
"Person hit by car" is a fact.
"John allegedly hit person with his car" is speculation.
newestindustry t1_j8eq8jx wrote
So would it be appropriate for me to say "you have chosen the dumbest hill possible to die on", or would i need an "allegedly" in there?
thebruns t1_j8f03tm wrote
It's a fascinating example of "im not owned! im not owned!!", i continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a corn cob to start the week off.
cdavidg4 t1_j8eef5v wrote
A different scenario. A 6 year shoots his father with a gun.
Under your thinking, the headline should read "Father shot with gun" and not "6 year old shoots father with gun" as that's speculative.
We don't know intensions or if somehow the gun went off accidently or missfired or a strong gust of wind did it. A non-passive headline with all parties noted is more accurate.
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
Shot dead by a gun not being held by a person?????
Obviously not.
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.
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
cdavidg4 t1_j8egvl5 wrote
It's doesn't state intent or guilt so how is it different? It simply states fact.
SleepyStreetNoisy t1_j8efiuy wrote
Youre not allowed to INTENTIONALLY hit someone with your car. But if its an accident and youre changing the radio station then the police let you go scott free typically in nyc.
ComeOnPelicanFly t1_j8ec83e wrote
Have you seen the video of the guy jumping out of the way? Pretty clear he was being aimed at by this piece of shit.
elizabeth-cooper t1_j8ed18p wrote
>In this particular case it definitely looks deliberate, but generally speaking
>Edit: Not to mention that when journalists report breaking news, they likely don't have all the facts.
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