• RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com
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    17 days ago

    The ambiguity of your comment leaves space for the reader to guess whether you are blaming the police for their (alleged) comparative spending or blaming the journalists for their comparative coverage.

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      17 days ago

      My intent was to convey that the existence of a media frenzy is not proof that the police are spending disproportionate resources on the investigation.

      There was a media frenzy around the murder of George Floyd, but hardly any spending by the police in the investigation.

    • papalonian@lemmy.world
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      17 days ago

      whether you are blaming the police… or blaming the journalists

      They could also just be saying a statement without forcing blame on anyone. If I say the sky is blue, I’m not blaming the sky for having moisture nor blaming my eyes for perceiving it as blue.