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>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 ga
by SauciestGNU 6y ago
>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.
- ashtonkem 6y agoYes, you’re right. That was a bad place for the passive voice.
- SauciestGNU 6y agoI 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.