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Perhaps this is not the time, but these 'deadliest day (for police officers) since September 11' headlines feel opportunistic and disgusting. -- nm

Posted by ty97 Jul 8 '16, 05:30

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media being media -- nm - Strongbad Jul 8, 05:42
Like, why play off 9/11 like that just for ratings/shock value. -- nm - ty97 Jul 8, 05:30 8
- For the ratings/shock value, duh. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jul 8, 05:31 7
  - Or to give perspective of how deadly this incident was to police -- nm - zork Jul 8, 06:19 6
    - It's not a useful comparison. The scale of the events is still vastly different. - znufrii, dad. Jul 8, 06:20 5
      - Of course they are but it shows that you don't get many incidents where more than one or two officers are killed. -- nm - zork Jul 8, 06:23 4
        
        I'm not ready to credit the news media as a whole with that level of nuance. - znufrii, dad. Jul 8, 06:25 1
        
        valid point -- nm - zork Jul 8, 06:53
        
        It's incendiary clickbait. -- nm - ty97 Jul 8, 06:24 1
        
        Your reasoning, while valid, is the exact opposite reason of why the headlines are being used. -- nm - ty97 Jul 8, 06:24

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