Gunman intended to kill. Really?!
Tristan 6th June 2009
Came across this article on Yahoo and reminded me of that decline in the quality of journalism we talked about recently.
Sydney gunman intended to kill: police
Firstly, I would like to know how many cases there are of someone shooting at people multiple times to just scare them a little bit. For the future reference of whoever approved that title; when bullets are fired from guns at other people, the intention is usually to kill.
Secondly, Yahoo needs to pick up the act with regard to editing the actual copy. Grammatical / typo errors (from the article above) are a common occurrence in Yahoo news:
He was at shot five times
But he did say police previously had attended the Castle Cove home although he would not reveal how many times or why
I know, it’s Yahoo, but they are only acting as a syndicator of content anyway. All I’m asking of them is to do their basic editing job.
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1 Comment › Add your own
1. Charles 8 June 2009 6:00 pm
I agree! They might as well have written “Gunmen intended to make large ‘bang’ sound and expel small metal projectiles at high speed”.
Does that mean a crafty lawyer can use the same logic in reverse. ‘You honour, my client pleads not guilty on the grounds that although he shot the deceased in the head 20 times, he clearly did not intend to kill him’.
Perhaps Yahoo should supply every reader with a dozen eggs, along with detailed instructions on how to suck them.
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