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Re:Audio Engineers Built a Shield to Deflect Police Sound Ca... by ashtonkem on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @04:01PM (#23481384)
A woman died in Ohio this week after exposure to teargas; her respiratory system stopped functioning despite not having asthma before.

Officially the use of rubber batons (bullets in common parlance) in Northern Ireland killed 17 people; although one would be wise in doubting the veracity of English reports on English behavior in Northern Ireland.

These tools are quite dangerous.

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Re:Audio Engineers Built a Shield to Deflect Police Sound Ca... by SauciestGNU on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @05:49PM (#23482546)
>A woman died in Ohio this week after exposure to teargas

This passive voice enrages me, it is more appropriate to say the police murdered a woman with tear gas. There were people with agency who actively made decisions which directly caused this woman's death.

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Re:Audio Engineers Built a Shield to Deflect Police Sound Ca... by ashtonkem on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @06:03PM (#23482691)
Yes, you’re right. That was a bad place for the passive voice.
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Re:Audio Engineers Built a Shield to Deflect Police Sound Ca... by SauciestGNU on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @06:06PM (#23482719)
I didn't mean to direct that rant at you specifically, I've just seen a lot of usage of the passive voice lately that serves to decouple police actions and their consequences.
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