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[quote=Anonymous]a quibble but I wish media (and therefore the public) would pick a different word than "young girls" or even "girls" when recounting stories like these. I wish instead media would talk like matter of fact law enforcement public info officers and say "the two females were seen on video .... one female ran from the scene, the other was apprehended at the site ... or better yet, "the SUSPECTS will appear in court on Monday." Words matter. I think the very consistent use of "girls"-- or worse, "children" -- is intentional and designed to trigger sympathy and encourage readership to mentally absolve the suspects of culpability. [/quote]
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