Seamonkey
05-28-2022, 12:57
Usual interesting choice of words by the entertainment outlets
https://www.foxnews.com/us/west-virginia-woman-shoots-kills-man-fired-party
In an interview with MetroNews' "Talkline" Thursday, Police Chief Tyke Hunt said Butler was a convicted felon (https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime) who had "been to prison a few times."
https://apnews.com/article/politics-police-shootings-west-virginia-1c089b5ba0ca83f05603cf0cce184c8d
No mention of the felons background. Most copied to other outlets.
https://www.wowktv.com/news/charleston-police-shooting-victim-pulled-assault-rifle-on-party/
Link says "assault rife" and article says "AR-15 style rifle"
No mention of background. He's "the gunshot victim". No words like "attacker/ shooter/ repeat or convicted felon"
When police got there, they found the gunshot victim, 37-year-old Dennis Butler of Charleston, with multiple gunshot wounds. Butler later died.
Not a single peep about race
https://www.foxnews.com/us/west-virginia-woman-shoots-kills-man-fired-party
In an interview with MetroNews' "Talkline" Thursday, Police Chief Tyke Hunt said Butler was a convicted felon (https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime) who had "been to prison a few times."
https://apnews.com/article/politics-police-shootings-west-virginia-1c089b5ba0ca83f05603cf0cce184c8d
No mention of the felons background. Most copied to other outlets.
https://www.wowktv.com/news/charleston-police-shooting-victim-pulled-assault-rifle-on-party/
Link says "assault rife" and article says "AR-15 style rifle"
No mention of background. He's "the gunshot victim". No words like "attacker/ shooter/ repeat or convicted felon"
When police got there, they found the gunshot victim, 37-year-old Dennis Butler of Charleston, with multiple gunshot wounds. Butler later died.
Not a single peep about race