tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post5671480683226900273..comments2023-04-13T07:18:14.262-07:00Comments on Courierwatch: A2: "PV police ID possible suspect in home invasion"Steven Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15663818104866997062noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-36507137322826111222007-04-16T14:21:00.000-07:002007-04-16T14:21:00.000-07:00Welcome to the blog, Granny J. I get what you're s...Welcome to the blog, Granny J. I get what you're saying, but of course the reporter is almost never the witness, and so can't bear witness directly. <BR/><BR/>Good editors stick to the facts, and facts are usually ambiguous.Steven Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663818104866997062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-36753920280820282272007-04-16T10:19:00.000-07:002007-04-16T10:19:00.000-07:00My nit-picking feel about English grammar makes me...My nit-picking feel about English grammar makes me squirm when I read about an eye-witness IDing a perp he knows quite well, say his brother-in-law, who is then referred to as the "suspect." There must be a better term! (Yes, I realize that all this has to do with "until proven guilty",but it still grates on my mind's ear.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-28413647338233644362007-04-14T12:05:00.000-07:002007-04-14T12:05:00.000-07:00to be fair to the reporter the media in general ha...to be fair to the reporter the media in general have been guilty of this kind of reporting you dissect in this article. that ,while not quite coming out and saying it directly,sort of infers thus and so is guilty because the police are either looking for ,or ,want to question them.But as usual steve you are correct sir !leftturnclydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887558712491736489noreply@blogger.com