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I'm not sure of this specific example but it's a good policy when you are about to mention an accident/illness/school shooting or other situation where a loved
by ZeroGravitas 3y ago
I'm not sure of this specific example but it's a good policy when you are about to mention an accident/illness/school shooting or other situation where a loved one of theirs may have been badly injured or killed to preface that with "everyone (optional: that you know) is fine but..." to save them imaging the worst until you get to the details.
I think of it as the opposite of those clickbait headlines where they try to trick you into believing it applies to you or your family by leaving out details.
"Local school explodes" will get more clicks than clarifying it was empty at the time and/or giving the specific name.