Jonawan@lemmy.zip to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-217 days agoUS citizen injured after ICE agents reportedly mistook him for fugitivewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down12
arrow-up1131arrow-down1external-linkUS citizen injured after ICE agents reportedly mistook him for fugitivewww.theguardian.comJonawan@lemmy.zip to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-217 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squareZedstrian@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·edit-217 days ago A police statement said the alleged victim told officers he received head, face and neck injuries during the beating. Defining him as an ‘alleged victim’ shows whose side the police are on. Also, the ICE agents’ actions wouldn’t have been justified even if he were a fugitive.
minus-squarenaught@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·17 days agoIt’s journalism. They say ‘alleged’ until they won’t get sued. Then they can say ‘convicted X’ and the like
Defining him as an ‘alleged victim’ shows whose side the police are on.
Also, the ICE agents’ actions wouldn’t have been justified even if he were a fugitive.
It’s journalism. They say ‘alleged’ until they won’t get sued. Then they can say ‘convicted X’ and the like