jeffw@lemmy.worldcake to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agoArson suspected as cause of small blaze outside of Bernie Sanders' Vermont officewww.salon.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down10
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkArson suspected as cause of small blaze outside of Bernie Sanders' Vermont officewww.salon.comjeffw@lemmy.worldcake to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldcakeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 months agoEveryone is a suspect or accused until convicted. That’s how you avoid libel lawsuits
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·3 months agoThere’s video of an individual spraying accelerant along the vestibule floor up to the office, then igniting the fire. It’s probably safe to call that arson.
minus-squareperviouslyiner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 months agoThey don’t need to accuse anyone to describe the crime. Headlines about someone getting shot don’t say “Unauthorised discharge of a firearm suspected as cause of bullet entering [person]'s head” Plus, the local police department just went out and directly called it arson.
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldcakeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoThis is how journalism has worked in the modern world, idk why you think it’s such a big deal?
Everyone is a suspect or accused until convicted. That’s how you avoid libel lawsuits
There’s video of an individual spraying accelerant along the vestibule floor up to the office, then igniting the fire. It’s probably safe to call that arson.
They don’t need to accuse anyone to describe the crime.
Headlines about someone getting shot don’t say “Unauthorised discharge of a firearm suspected as cause of bullet entering [person]'s head”
Plus, the local police department just went out and directly called it arson.
This is how journalism has worked in the modern world, idk why you think it’s such a big deal?