When did police reporting go politically correct? What is the difference between a “person of interest” and a “suspect”? Is it a legal thing; i.e. if a suspect is cleared, then he can sue the police, but a person of interest can’t sue, because he was never a suspect in a crime? Anybody know?
While politically correct to some degree, it protects the identity and person of someone not under arrest. This is nothing new. It's just been better applied as police departments become more professional in their handling of cases. "Person of interest" has far more connotations to it than "suspect". Wouldn't an eyewitness be a "person of interest"?
At least they didn’t say he is “helping police with their inquiries.”