Posted on 10/07/2019 2:46:53 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
You said, “The “gone awry” phrase bothers me. “
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I am a bit of a language maven and I wanted more detail on why you didn’t like it. Maybe you thought the dictionary definition does not fit. Or perhaps you thought the emotional connotation does not fit. Just curious, any answer will be interesting.
According to our constitution, everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty, and everyone has a right to bail. What should have happened is that when the ankle bracelet was removed, there should have been police officers or bail bondsman there to take the accused into custody until the judge made a decision on what to do next.
No. The government should fold up and go away. How dumb to have the alleged criminal have to pay the fee. I hope he fled to somewhere never to be found again. Serves them right.
The company should be charged with aiding in the escape of a convicted felon.
The phrase "gone awry" seems to connote at least some degree of either innocence or naivete. "The best laid plans of mice and men, gang aft agley!" so it fails on connotation. Furthermore if killing is a foreseeable and even expected eventuality in armed robbery then the phrase "gone awry" fails on denotation as well.
Thanks for your thoughts.
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