I just think that "Self-driving Uber wasn't programmed to detect people outside of crosswalks" would have been both a more precise title and more respectful to

I just think that "Self-driving Uber wasn't programmed to detect people outside of crosswalks" would have been both a more precise title and more respectful to the victim. Sorry for dragging this out for so long! On the off-topic, I highly recommend Orwell's brilliant essay "Politics and the English Language"[1] It deals with the subject of how choice of words affects thought, and on the danger of canned phrases. A parallel work, in Russian, is Канцелярит[2], by Чуковский (a chapter from his book). If you've already read both, would love to hear your thoughts; if not, then hope that this would be a good thing you could get out of this conversation :) (I think you'd enjoy reading both as someone who speaks both languages) [1]https://www.orwell.ru/library/essays/politics/english/e_polit https://www.orwell.ru/library/essays/politics/english/e_poli... [2]http://vivovoco.astronet.ru/VV/BOOKS/LANG/LANG_6.HTM http://vivovoco.astronet.ru/VV/BOOKS/LANG/LANG_6.HTM