1. I’m going to start a thread as a way of documenting the use of the repulsive euphemism “officer involved shooting” as a way of documenting its use and shaming the reporters and news outlets that use it.
2. In April 2021 @WKBN, ostensibly a news outlet, used the euphemism “officer-involved shooting.”
3. In April 2021 @KOINNews, ostensibly a news outlet, used the euphemism “officer-involved shooting.” koin.com/news/crime/sus…
4. In April 2021 @LaceyCrisp, ostensibly a reporter, used the euphemism “officer-involved shooting.”
5. In April 2021, The Columbus Dispatch, ostensibly a newspaper, used the term “officer involved” shooting. dispatch.com/story/news/cri…
6. In April 2021 @alexiswsyx6 @wsyx6 ostensibly a reporter, used the term “officer-involved shooting.”
7. In April 2021 #WCMH @nbc4i ostensibly a news outlet, used the euphemism “officer-involved shooting.” nbc4i.com/news/local-new…
8. In April 2021, @jmuhammadtv, ostensibly a reporter, used the euphemism “police involved shooting.”
9. In April 2021 @danpearlman, ostensibly a reporter, used the euphemism “officer involved shooting.”
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