Burglary Turned Homicide: Title FAIL - Democratic Underground

ileus

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Sat Jul-16-11 10:25 PM
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Burglary Turned Homicide: Title FAIL

http://www2.wsls.com/news/2011/jul/16/burgalry-turned-homicide-ar-1177374/

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Hassin Bin Sober

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Sat Jul-16-11 10:29 PM
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1. What's wrong with the title?

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Liberal_in_LA

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Sat Jul-16-11 10:38 PM
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3. Seems like the homeowners killed the burgler. OP probably objects to the 'murder'

in the title.

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Hassin Bin Sober

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Sat Jul-16-11 10:50 PM
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4. The title says "Homicide" which is the intentional killing of another human being.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicide
Homicide is the killing of one human by another. The killing of another, homicide, is not a crime unless the circumstances of a particular homicide fall within outlawed behavior. If a homicide is justified or excused, it is not a crime. One of the most recognized justifications is self defense, which provides, in part, that in certain circumstances a person is justified in killing another to protect his own life from a deadly attack

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Liberal_in_LA

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Sat Jul-16-11 11:01 PM
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5. ok.

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Hassin Bin Sober

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Sat Jul-16-11 11:17 PM
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6. Don't tell the OP, but I'm a Homo Sapien. Shhh

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Union Scribe

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Sun Jul-17-11 12:20 AM
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7. It also has a very clear negative connotation to readers.

It's a headline, not a court document.

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Hassin Bin Sober

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Sun Jul-17-11 09:27 AM
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9. LOL. OK. What would you prefer it says? Robbery turns a killin'?

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spin

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Sun Jul-17-11 12:36 PM
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10. How about "Home invader ends up dead." (n/t)

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geckosfeet

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Sat Jul-16-11 10:30 PM
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2. Useless article. Less than useless. nt

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ManiacJoe

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Sun Jul-17-11 12:23 AM
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8. Beating the news cycle is more important than content or accuracy.

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