• ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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        7 days ago

        Didn’t they raise bridges and try to create checkpoints all around the area? That never happens for anyone else.

      • RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com
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        7 days ago

        The ambiguity of your comment leaves space for the reader to guess whether you are blaming the police for their (alleged) comparative spending or blaming the journalists for their comparative coverage.

        • BradleyUffner@lemmy.world
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          7 days ago

          My intent was to convey that the existence of a media frenzy is not proof that the police are spending disproportionate resources on the investigation.

          There was a media frenzy around the murder of George Floyd, but hardly any spending by the police in the investigation.

        • papalonian@lemmy.world
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          7 days ago

          whether you are blaming the police… or blaming the journalists

          They could also just be saying a statement without forcing blame on anyone. If I say the sky is blue, I’m not blaming the sky for having moisture nor blaming my eyes for perceiving it as blue.

        • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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          7 days ago

          It is possible to state a fact without having evaluated it and pushing that as a narrative. I know it’s hard to imagine on the Internet but it happens with me all the time. People get really mad that you haven’t judged a fact and in the same way they have. It’s fucking annoying.

    • testfactor@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      But the NYPD doesn’t control the news? Like, that has nothing to do with how much their spending on the investigation as far as I can tell.

      • Frozengyro@lemmy.world
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        7 days ago

        I guess my point is, society thinks it’s a big deal and news worthy, which means society also expects more effort in finding the killer.