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New Westminster pedestrian killed after being struck by car (vancouver.citynews.ca)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/vancouver

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Am I just too cynical or does "killed after being struck by car" sound like it's trying to downplay it?

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[–] BCsven 7 points 2 months ago

You could be struck by a car and not killed

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Driver murdered pedestrian.

[–] PhoenixAlpha 4 points 2 months ago

If I stabbed someone, the headline would not be "person stabbed by knife". Even if it was an accident caused by me waving it around recklessly in the kitchen or something, that would be a ridiculous headline.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Its sounding like they don't want to make assumptions or accusations to me. In some places this is a legal requirement, depending on whether someone has been arrested or not. Not sure about Canada. Could also be protecting themselves from libeling someone or just journalistic standards of not reporting guess work.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Car did an Boopsie doodle and someone did something and now someone is not alive ... so sad