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7. Strangely, it seems to be a New York area usage

Sun May 19, 2013, 05:19 PM

May 2013

If you look up "bias attack" on a search engine (and I tried Bing too, in case Google had seen I had clicked a link to a New York story and had somehow got it into its head that I would only be interested in New York stories), just about all the hits come from NY (including Long Island) or New Jersey. But it goes back several years - there's a Sikh cab driver attacked after 9/11 described as a 'bias attack'. NYPD started a "Bias Incident Investigating Unit" back in 1980. So I guess it's a bit of regional jargon. It still smacks of a euphemism to me, but it seems ot have been established there a long time ago.

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Suspect in NY bias shooting is charged with murder [View all] DonViejo May 2013 OP

If convicted, I hope he spends copious amounts of decades in prison! Behind the Aegis May 2013 #1

"bias shooting"??? muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #2

'Bias shooting' is quite a watered-down euphemism, isn't it? Cirque du So-What May 2013 #3

It's an AP article with an AP headline... DonViejo May 2013 #4

But I'd expect Salon to remove the AP Newspeak muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #5

I hope you will write Joan Walsh, Salon's editor at large... DonViejo May 2013 #6

Strangely, it seems to be a New York area usage muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #7

In 1985 I was the subject of some media attention... DonViejo May 2013 #8

Isn't arresting him a violation of his religious rights.....? brooklynite May 2013 #9

I read about this. Morales was literally ROFL when asked by police if he'd done this. freshwest May 2013 #10