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To: BBell
Man shot on Delachaise Street after group of youths told to knock off horseplay

The ol' divert-attention-through-use-of-passive-voice tactic. Should be:

Man shot on Delachaise Street after HE TOLD group of yutes to knock off horseplay

Like those stories about Jews and Arabs. The Arabs just seem to be "there" when some mysterious entity attacks Jews. Of course, when a Jew is suspected of even a hateful glance, writers default to use of the active voice.

8 posted on 05/28/2016 1:07:43 PM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: Ezekiel

Missed the other one. Should be:

Yutes shoot man on Delachaise Street after HE TOLD them to knock off horseplay


9 posted on 05/28/2016 1:09:45 PM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: Ezekiel
Horse racing is the sport of kings.

Horseplay is the sport of fools.

10 posted on 05/28/2016 2:23:00 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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To: Ezekiel

It should be “Gang of hoodlums shoot man after he stops them from vandalizing school busses”.


28 posted on 05/28/2016 7:54:08 PM PDT by kalee
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To: Ezekiel; kalee

Actually the man who was shot was not the man who told the kids to knock it off. That should not surprise you as we know these little “gangsta one a bes” hit more by standers than their intended target.


29 posted on 05/28/2016 7:57:42 PM PDT by BBell
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