angstlessk
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Tue Apr-28-09 03:09 PM
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why is it that when a person aged 19 is shot by police a teenager..but |
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a 17 year old who shoots a police, a man? it almost seems backward?
This is from our local 4 news in detroit..or click on detroit..it is breaking news now..so not sure if it is on the website yet?
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aikoaiko
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Tue Apr-28-09 03:11 PM
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1. rhetorical devices employed to influence perceptions of responsibility |
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Edited on Tue Apr-28-09 03:11 PM by aikoaiko
IMHO
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angstlessk
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Tue Apr-28-09 03:20 PM
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2. the confusion comes when the same people use the rhetoric |
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to describe both situations. there was a 17 year old who shot a policeman...they never referred to him as a 'teenager' today a cop shot someone 19 weilding a gun and he was shot twice ..in surgery and they call him a teenager? the same news speakers?? okay..now I have to wonder the race of the 'teenager'...could be white since he was from Eastpointe?
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Tue Apr-28-09 03:21 PM
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3. Depends on if the "child" is a victim or a perpetrator |
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There was an interesting article in Newsweek about this last year. http://www.newsweek.com/id/140489dg
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angstlessk
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Tue Apr-28-09 03:25 PM
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4. wholly (sic) cow..what a great article...thanks..I do believe you have answered my question |
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or rather my conundrum!!!
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