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In a similar vein, I liked the suggestion that we should start calling "Parallel Reconstruction" evidence laundering.
by unimpressive 10y ago
In a similar vein, I liked the suggestion that we should start calling "Parallel Reconstruction" evidence laundering.
- colinbartlett 10y ago"Officer involved shooting" These are all language tricks used to manipulate the masses. "Double plus good" is not a stretch at this point if we become complacent to this kind of manipulation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/07/14/the-curious-grammar-of-police-shootings/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/07/14/...
- caf 10y ago"collateral damage" - these sorts of tricks are not new.
- OscarCunningham 10y agoThe CIA is the master of yhese euphemisms; "extraordinary rendition" for kidnapping and "enhanced interrogation" for torture.