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by GlockenHammer
Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:41 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Man killed after bumping Metro bus passenger
Replies: 131
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I'm almost always frustrated by media reports of incidents I am interested in. They are brief, sensational, and seldom have the follow up that this one did. I think it is interesting to quote an April article on the event ( http://www.click2houston.com/news/11521824/detail.html )
Investigators said Garrett Mallot, 24, bumped into Francis and when Francis demanded an apology, Mallot pulled a gun and shot him.
Nice and tidy and fit for a newscast or webnews article, but hardly objective. The simple use of the word "when" links the shooting with the lack of apology instead of just a simple listing of the three facts (bump, apology demanded, bumpee shot). On top of that, this article was over a week since the original incident. I would think at least some of what the grand jury heard would have been available to "investigators" or inquiring reporters by then.

Very frustrating. At least I'm glad the follow up made the news.

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