• TheDoozer@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    It repeatedly mentions “the young man” particularly as quoted by the police chief.

    No, that is not a “young man.” That is a boy. Unequivocally so. This wasn’t a 18-year-old man. It was a 12-year-old boy. Absolutely ridiculous that nobody calls out authority figures making statements like that.

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      2 years ago

      Excellent catch, thanks. I’d completely missed it, but four times this 12-year-old is referred to as “young man,” and all four come from the police chief. It’s language intended to obfuscate.

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    2 years ago

        I’d be r-e-a-l-l-y interested to see a mug shot of the car thief, if he exists and he’s ever caught. I’ll bet there’s no resemblance at all except that he’s black.