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10. The OP apparently has seen headlines where that is not true,

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 01:38 PM

Nov 2015

where the death of the LEO was singled out and the deaths of the others weren't mentioned until the body of the article.

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slain officer--gazette, slain officer--krdo, slain officer--denver post, slain officer, etc., etc., [View all] niyad Nov 2015 OP

Maybe because they haven't been identified yet. nt B2G Nov 2015 #1

The headlines could just as easily read "3 dead" Gormy Cuss Nov 2015 #4

All of them I've seen do. nt B2G Nov 2015 #5

The OP apparently has seen headlines where that is not true, Gormy Cuss Nov 2015 #10

I've shown below that this is not the case n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2015 #24

All you've shown is that the headlines have changed Gormy Cuss Nov 2015 #38

Based on previous posts of the OP on this subject SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2015 #39

Families might not have been notified. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #2

it isn't the fact that they aren't named, but that they are not considered important enough to niyad Nov 2015 #7

He is the only name they have so far it seems. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #11

again, it isn't that they are not named, they are barely even mentioned. looking at most of the niyad Nov 2015 #14

again, google it. B2G Nov 2015 #16

Again, I am merely putting that out there. The headlines I have read have said "3 Dead, 9 injured." ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #18

I heard the other victims beveeheart Nov 2015 #3

the point is, the way the headlines read, ONLY the UCCS officer (not CSPD) counts. names or niyad Nov 2015 #6

#PoliceLivesMatterMoreThanYoursCivilianScum 951-Riverside Nov 2015 #8

exactly niyad Nov 2015 #9

Two points: the slain officer was publicly identified first. Also, he was TwilightGardener Nov 2015 #12

the friggen point is, he is not the only victim--but the local headlines sure read that way. niyad Nov 2015 #15

His family must be devistated especially day after thanksgiving yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #36

And how do we know the other people killed or injured weren't trying to save others? Retrograde Nov 2015 #35

I'm sure we'll hear about the others when their families want to TwilightGardener Nov 2015 #37

Campus police are not always limited to campus RandySF Nov 2015 #42

Google "Colorado Springs shooting", and let me know what you get B2G Nov 2015 #13

I do not need to google, I know each of the local sources, which are an embarassment to niyad Nov 2015 #17

Whatever you need to do to shove your square peg B2G Nov 2015 #20

since I am looking at 4 headlines right now in what passes for "news" in this community, I niyad Nov 2015 #22

Perhaps you could post links to them. nt B2G Nov 2015 #25

Hard copy newspapers are beholden to the AP ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2015 #33

I seriously scratched my head over this too. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #19

The Denver Post SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2015 #21

Please give us links to all of your other threads on thise same topic. Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #23

Last thing I have a problem with. "Slain officer" was at least trying to respond to shooting. Hoyt Nov 2015 #26

thanks for missing the point. niyad Nov 2015 #27

The UK Guardian got it right malaise Nov 2015 #28

the guardian did, indeed, get it right: niyad Nov 2015 #29

DU needs to figure out this police hatred thing. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #30

+1. I'm fine with throwing the book at bad cops and the "good" ones who don't do anything about Hoyt Nov 2015 #31

Yep n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2015 #32

+1 RandySF Nov 2015 #34

Reccomg this post. nt B2G Nov 2015 #40

The officer was a public official RandySF Nov 2015 #41

bs--I understand that the families had not been notified, and it wasn't about not knowing their niyad Nov 2015 #43