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musicals4life t1_ixid6hj wrote

Reply to comment by Arthur-Morgans-Beard in Police advise people stay inside due to shooting by SolitudeNH

It can sound like semantics but words have meaning and we should use the correct ones to describe a situation. Interchanging words with different meanings is how you end up with misinformation and half truths.

The differences here are also important for understanding how and why these events occur. If you classify a spree killer as a mass murder your investigation is going in the wrong direction.

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Arthur-Morgans-Beard t1_ixidly9 wrote

Okay, but I asked for a definition and received it. I also noted another location (NH Journal article) that called it a "mass shooting". I'm not an investigator, I was simply trying to contribute to the conversation. Call it whatever you want to.

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musicals4life t1_ixie33v wrote

Even journalists can be wrong sometimes. It happens frequently.

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Arthur-Morgans-Beard t1_ixie61i wrote

But not you though, right?!

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musicals4life t1_ixieoz3 wrote

I get things wrong. But in this specific case about the definitions of murder classifications, no, I didnt get them wrong.

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