“Nex Benedict appeared conscious and alert in the police bodycam footage as they sat in a hospital bed during police questioning”
NYP used to be a reasonable alternative to NYT. Apparently, not anymore.
Anyone with basic grammar skills and sanity would read the above and think the police were sitting in a hospital bed.
But we are being programmed to accept a new LGBT-friendly language.
NYP, the author, and the editor are all more mentally deranged than the deceased.
You are correct.