Pufflekun t1_irgy388 wrote on October 8, 2022 at 1:21 AM

Reply to comment by YanksFan9891 in TRAIN CHAOS Panic at Union Square after ‘unknown substance’ causes passengers to cough and vomit and cops shut down station by brooklynlad

I would argue that writing a deliberately-misleading headline is the opposite of responsible reporting.

"Unknown substance" has a completely different connotation than "substance alleged to be pepper spray."

YanksFan9891 t1_irgydvg wrote on October 8, 2022 at 1:24 AM

That is a fair and valid point. Not sure I agree with it, because your preference still implies something it may be not, whereas “unknown substance” is the most exact and correct term for what it actually is at the time the article was written. I don’t necessarily disagree with you either though. See where you’re coming from.