• OccamsTeapot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    I know they have to say it but “alleged” combined with that picture makes me laugh. Do they think he gave those bruises to himself?

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      1 day ago

      I mean, didn’t Julius Ceaser stab himself in the back 23 times when he committed public suicide that one time

    • FenrirIII@lemmy.world
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      All accusations of crimes are “alleged” until adjudicated in court. It’s standard practice for news reports to use this language

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        It’s evidence of torture, whether it happened or not. Just like finding a body with a bullet through the back of the head is evidence of murder. It’s not evidence of alleged murder. It could still lead to the wrong conclusion, but that’s what the evidence points towards.

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          Part of the reason is likely the under-literate pedantics who have made people write out “most, but not all”. The other part is quite possibly a pandering to the Zionists who might claim the writer is stating an actual accusation for the aforementioned reason. Writing “alleged” softens it and lets people roll their eyes when they say it. As if the protesters don’t know what real torture is.

      • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Yeah, but evidence doesn’t accuse. It documents. There’s a difference and it makes me mad seeing all of this “new Epstein documents allege…”

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      All the flotilla members are obviously in kahoots and made the marks on eachother themselves after being released from pissraels 5 star hotel with all inclusive, duh goyim