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Okay, I get that it is often necessary to use the word "allegedly" when referring to the acts of a suspect who actually hasn't been convicted yet. But it's become maddening in recent events. First, it was Adam Lanza who "allegedly" killed those kids in Connecticut. And yesterday we got this gem from the Tribune, regarding the recently-apprehended bank robber escapee Kenneth Conley:

"Conley, 38, allegedly escaped from the jail at 71 W. Van Buren St." Allegedly? What the fuck?

Going back to the Lanza murders, since there will never be a conviction (thanks to his suicide), does that change the guideline? Can the media now dispense with the "alleged" bullshit regarding Lanza?

IDK why they say anyone "allegedly" re: the prison escapees. It's not as if the cops let them go. Either they escaped or they didn't.

Colonel Angus wrote:

IDK why they say anyone "allegedly" re: the prison escapees. It's not as if the cops let them go. Either they escaped or they didn't.

Maybe the warden put a gun to their head, and told them to start climbing out the window.

Douchebag wrote:

Colonel Angus wrote:

IDK why they say anyone "allegedly" re: the prison escapees. It's not as if the cops let them go. Either they escaped or they didn't.

Maybe the warden put a gun to their head, and told them to start climbing out the window.

Allegedly.

Author:	Jaw Breaker [ Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:52 am ]
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Okay, I get that it is often necessary to use the word "allegedly" when referring to the acts of a suspect who actually hasn't been convicted yet. But it's become maddening in recent events. First, it was Adam Lanza who "allegedly" killed those kids in Connecticut. And yesterday we got this gem from the Tribune, regarding the recently-apprehended bank robber escapee Kenneth Conley: "Conley, 38, allegedly escaped from the jail at 71 W. Van Buren St." Allegedly? What the fuck? Going back to the Lanza murders, since there will never be a conviction (thanks to his suicide), does that change the guideline? Can the media now dispense with the "alleged" bullshit regarding Lanza?

Author:	Urlacher's missing neck [ Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:39 am ]
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Jaw Breaker wrote: Okay, I get that it is often necessary to use the word "allegedly" when referring to the acts of a suspect who actually hasn't been convicted yet. But it's become maddening in recent events. First, it was Adam Lanza who "allegedly" killed those kids in Connecticut. And yesterday we got this gem from the Tribune, regarding the recently-apprehended bank robber escapee Kenneth Conley: "Conley, 38, allegedly escaped from the jail at 71 W. Van Buren St." Allegedly? What the fuck? Going back to the Lanza murders, since there will never be a conviction (thanks to his suicide), does that change the guideline? Can the media now dispense with the "alleged" bullshit regarding Lanza? Would you rather they say something definitively and then allow both those pieces of shit the opportunity to win a libel lawsuit?

Author:	a retard [ Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:55 am ]
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All Information is alleged and 100% Unreliable

Author:	Colonel Angus [ Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:01 am ]
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Jaw Breaker wrote: Okay, I get that it is often necessary to use the word "allegedly" when referring to the acts of a suspect who actually hasn't been convicted yet. But it's become maddening in recent events. First, it was Adam Lanza who "allegedly" killed those kids in Connecticut. And yesterday we got this gem from the Tribune, regarding the recently-apprehended bank robber escapee Kenneth Conley: "Conley, 38, allegedly escaped from the jail at 71 W. Van Buren St." Allegedly? What the fuck? Going back to the Lanza murders, since there will never be a conviction (thanks to his suicide), does that change the guideline? Can the media now dispense with the "alleged" bullshit regarding Lanza? Re: Lanza: They are supposed to use "alleged" until someone is legally found guilty. The guy killed himself after he killed all those people, so I don't know why they would still use it. IDK why they say anyone "allegedly" re: the prison escapees. It's not as if the cops let them go. Either they escaped or they didn't.

Author:	Douchebag [ Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:51 am ]
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Colonel Angus wrote: IDK why they say anyone "allegedly" re: the prison escapees. It's not as if the cops let them go. Either they escaped or they didn't. Maybe the warden put a gun to their head, and told them to start climbing out the window.

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Author:	Big Chicagoan [ Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:53 am ]
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Douchebag wrote: Colonel Angus wrote: IDK why they say anyone "allegedly" re: the prison escapees. It's not as if the cops let them go. Either they escaped or they didn't. Maybe the warden put a gun to their head, and told them to start climbing out the window. Allegedly.

Author:	Colonel Angus [ Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:12 pm ]
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Big Chicagoan wrote: Douchebag wrote: Colonel Angus wrote: IDK why they say anyone "allegedly" re: the prison escapees. It's not as if the cops let them go. Either they escaped or they didn't. Maybe the warden put a gun to their head, and told them to start climbing out the window. Allegedly.

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