Ian Manuel, survivor of excessive child punishment, tells his story

Re:Ian Manuel, survivor of excessive child punishment, tells... by xyzzyz on Sunday August 01, 2021 @04:14AM (#28024690)

> During the botched robbery attempt, a woman suffered a nonfatal gunshot wound.

Strategic use of passive voice is a classic tool of narrative making. Instead of assuming people have agency in their actions, it is suggested that a gun he just happened to have in their hand just happened to discharge a projectile in the direction of the person who just happened to be robbed around the same time. It is all just something that happens to people.

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Re:Ian Manuel, survivor of excessive child punishment, tells... by enriquto on Sunday August 01, 2021 @05:00AM (#28024913)

Yes, this rhetoric is dishonest and erodes the rest of the piece. It is so painfully obvious manipulation that it steers the reader against empathising with the tortured kid.

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Re:Ian Manuel, survivor of excessive child punishment, tells... by roschdal on Sunday August 01, 2021 @05:32AM (#28025052)

Exactly. Mr. Manuel shot a woman.

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Re:Ian Manuel, survivor of excessive child punishment, tells... by msrenee on Sunday August 01, 2021 @01:30PM (#28028168)

I haven't found anywhere that identifies him as the shooter. I get the impression that there's not enough evidence to say who it was that shot the woman.

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