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View submission: Three Palestinian students shot and wounded in Burlington, Vermont, police say
It almost definitely was racially motivated, but it seems preferable for the authorities to avoid publicly speculating until they have evidence to back up the speculation.
Comment by beatmaster808 at 26/11/2023 at 18:58 UTC
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That never stops them from jumping to conclusions otherwise.
Statements like "we believe" and "allegedly" are used all the time to differentiate between facts and opinion.
But they could also say the facts
And the facts might cause one to feel that it was racially motivated.
Comment by [deleted] at 26/11/2023 at 20:20 UTC
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Comment by [deleted] at 26/11/2023 at 20:00 UTC
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Lol yeah, that’s always stopped authorities in the past
Comment by lucash7 at 26/11/2023 at 20:17 UTC
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That’s the thing…there are double standards, which need to be addressed.