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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow how did the latest theater gunman move from being a 51 year old
white male to a 29 year old white man???
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How how did the latest theater gunman move from being a 51 year old (Original Post)
malaise
Aug 2015
OP
Police previously reported the suspect was 51 years old, but said most recently he was 29.
Brother Buzz
Aug 2015
#1
Who was the a-hole *this* time? & I don't care if he's impaired in whatever way. n/t
UTUSN
Aug 2015
#4
Initial reporting is often confused & reporters are more interested in being 1st instead of correct
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2015
#6
gotta look into this story...working all day & just heard of this.... in my town!!!!
spanone
Aug 2015
#7
Because it is considered more important to be fast that accurate. It sucks
uppityperson
Aug 2015
#10
Brother Buzz
(36,463 posts)1. Police previously reported the suspect was 51 years old, but said most recently he was 29.
Early news stories have been edited to reflect the change.
olddots
(10,237 posts)2. moronic news and law enforcement communication?
Maybe people are so jaded they don't even care if they get the facts straight as long as there is news entertainment .
eppur_se_muova
(36,289 posts)3. Apparently 51 yo was one of the victims. nt
UTUSN
(70,740 posts)4. Who was the a-hole *this* time? & I don't care if he's impaired in whatever way. n/t
kiva
(4,373 posts)5. It's a baby boomer/gen Jones/genX plot
to blame a millennial
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)6. Initial reporting is often confused & reporters are more interested in being 1st instead of correct
Seems kinda obvious, really.
spanone
(135,873 posts)7. gotta look into this story...working all day & just heard of this.... in my town!!!!
wow.
malaise
(269,157 posts)8. When you're finished investigating
Post an update
spanone
(135,873 posts)9. here's a start...local teevee/newspaper
local nbc channel that has info:
http://www.wsmv.com
local paper:
http://www.tennessean.com
uppityperson
(115,679 posts)10. Because it is considered more important to be fast that accurate. It sucks
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)11. Grecian Formula?
sarisataka
(18,770 posts)12. The same way
It went from him shooting at police to not actually having a gun
MiniMe
(21,718 posts)13. Fountain of youth? Was it in Florida?
Sorry, couldn't resist. I know it was in TN
melman
(7,681 posts)14. That's a pretty old looking 29 yr old