Is anyone else really tired of "Alleged?" [View all]

[dballance]

I remember back in the good 'ole days when a murderer was caught with the gun and blood on his hands the news called him/her a murderer. They didn't demure to the "alleged" murderer term. They stated the facts.

So it really galls me that "news" media is still referring to James Holmes as the "alleged" shooter in Aurora. For goodness sakes. He was apprehended in back of the theater with guns used to kill people and his apartment was booby-trapped to kill anyone who might try to enter it. He's not freaking alleged to be a killer. He was caught red-handed and is a freaking killer.

Now there is the shooter at the Sikh temple who is "alleged" to be a racist and white supremacist. There are plenty of pictures surfacing on the web of him with a white supremacist band and compatriots. There is the picture of him with the Nazi flag in it.

So there is ample proof he's NOT just alleged to be a racist white supremacist he IS one.

Call it like it really is "news" people. James Holmes is a mass murderer. Daniel Page is a mass murderer. Jared Loughner is a mass murderer. There is nothing "alleged" about it. The facts clearly show they did the crimes.

Maybe one day there will be a courageous news anchor who says "fuck the legal department. I'm going to report the real news." Of course the court battles will ensue. Maybe the tide will turn back to realism though.