slothrop @lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoPolice Called On 3-Year-Old Black Boy Because He Was Too Good At Soccerblacksportsonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square258fedilinkarrow-up1731arrow-down152file-text
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minus-squaremrgoosmoos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down5·3 days agoto be fair to people, the headline is just lying to us about why the police were called I think it’s reasonable to expect headlines to be correct, and that the blame lays almost solely on the publisher who is stating incorrect information
minus-squareNotAnOtter@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 days agoI understand where you are coming from, but I don’t think that is a reasonable assumption in 2026.
minus-squaremrgoosmoos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 days agoI don’t think it’s been a reasonable assumption for a long time lol
to be fair to people, the headline is just lying to us about why the police were called
I think it’s reasonable to expect headlines to be correct, and that the blame lays almost solely on the publisher who is stating incorrect information
I understand where you are coming from, but I don’t think that is a reasonable assumption in 2026.
I don’t think it’s been a reasonable assumption for a long time lol