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The death of Brian Sicknick by a fire extinguisher at the capital riots is false. It is still uncorrected on the NYT. It matters because it might have been du

The death of Brian Sicknick by a fire extinguisher at the capital riots is false. It is still uncorrected on the NYT. It matters because it might have been due to irritants used inside the building and we need to know this stuff. But NYT won't risk passing blame.

robin21 6y ago
You don’t know it’s false. However your comment made me curious and I was amazed that it’s still inconclusive what caused his death. And why was that... > on Wednesday, pro-Trump rioters attacked that citadel of democracy, overpowered Mr. Sicknick, 42, and struck him in the head with a fire extinguisher, according to two law enforcement officials. With a bloody gash in his head, Mr. Sicknick was rushed to the hospital and placed on life support. He died on Thursday evening. - NYTimes > He died the day after he was <overpowered and beaten> by rioters from the mob at the Capitol. NYTimes now links to the above article when referencing the incident. > Capitol Police officer Brian D. Sicknick, 42, a 13-year veteran of the force, died as a result of injuries sustained while engaging with rioters. The exact cause of his injuries has not been made public, with investigators lacking evidence that could prove somebody caused his death.[349] Reuters reported that Sicknick suffered a thromboembolic stroke[350] and collapsed after returning to his division office - Wikipedia So the cause is not known yet, there is no evidence, and he wasn’t rushed to hospital after immediately sustaining injuries but instead returned to the precinct and then felt unwell. Also texted his brother that he was maced twice but felt fine. NYTimes is such bullshit, I can’t believe how brazenly they do this stuff. If someone is “beaten on the ground and rushed to hospital” you don’t really question that or feel you need to fact check - because it seems like something that would be easily falsified if it weren’t true. Yet the NYT manage to do it.

robin21 6y ago

You don’t know it’s false. However your comment made me curious and I was amazed that it’s still inconclusive what caused his death. And why was that... > on Wednesday, pro-Trump rioters attacked that citadel of democracy, overpowered Mr. Sicknick, 42, and struck him in the head with a fire extinguisher, according to two law enforcement officials. With a bloody gash in his head, Mr. Sicknick was rushed to the hospital and placed on life support. He died on Thursday evening. - NYTimes > He died the day after he was <overpowered and beaten> by rioters from the mob at the Capitol. NYTimes now links to the above article when referencing the incident. > Capitol Police officer Brian D. Sicknick, 42, a 13-year veteran of the force, died as a result of injuries sustained while engaging with rioters. The exact cause of his injuries has not been made public, with investigators lacking evidence that could prove somebody caused his death.[349] Reuters reported that Sicknick suffered a thromboembolic stroke[350] and collapsed after returning to his division office - Wikipedia So the cause is not known yet, there is no evidence, and he wasn’t rushed to hospital after immediately sustaining injuries but instead returned to the precinct and then felt unwell. Also texted his brother that he was maced twice but felt fine. NYTimes is such bullshit, I can’t believe how brazenly they do this stuff. If someone is “beaten on the ground and rushed to hospital” you don’t really question that or feel you need to fact check - because it seems like something that would be easily falsified if it weren’t true. Yet the NYT manage to do it.