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The NYT still provides quality reporting. But most of their readers stop after the sensational first couple paragraphs and never make it to paragraph 23 where t
by User23 5y ago
The NYT still provides quality reporting. But most of their readers stop after the sensational first couple paragraphs and never make it to paragraph 23 where they actually say what really happened.
It’s a clever example of what Mark Rosewater calls lenticular design. The low information crowd gets their emotional fix from the headlines and early text and quits there while the Times’ more thoughtful readers get the full picture. Given the paper’s financial success in the Internet age I think we can say they’ve found a good business model.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 5y ago> The testimony underscores the prosecutors’ challenge in disproving a self-defense claim. In medium font just below the headline.
- genewitch 5y agoThis is weird to me, 'challenge to disprove self defense' - since the accused was retreating towards law enforcement, and in general you have a duty to retreat if possible, I don't quite get the leap necessary that the pistol wielder was scared for their life. I can, however, believe that post-incident introspection would color the encounter this way, to the person with the pistol. If there's an active shooter the general thing to do is hide, not go after anyone that is carrying a weapon. I don't think there's a snowball's chance that any verdict will be accepted as is, though. I know most of my acquaintances have already made up their minds, trial outcome be damned.
- User23 5y agoIt may be weird to you, but that's the law in Wisconsin and, as I understand it, every state other than Virginia[1]. The defendant gets the presumption that he acted in self-defense and the prosecution has to prove otherwise. [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/16/rittenhouse-trial-self-defense/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/16/rittenhous...
- kyleee 5y agoIs that an ethical approach?