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Henny Penny Wounded

Posted by Bryan

So this unfortunate woman was shot in the face on New Year's Eve/Morn, by an unknown reveler idiot firing bullets randomly into the night's sky.

There's nothing funny down that road.

What is funny, though, is the press treatment given to Ms. Ruby Cintron, the victim. First, the headline to the story is misleading "Bullet Falls From Sky" is horribly misleading. It did not fall from the sky. It was fired from a gun, by a moron who should be found and punished.

Worse yet is this Web byte:

Cintron will need an artificial eye because of the damage caused by the bullet, according to the report.

"She does not know what is ahead of her right now," Cintron (ed. - her husband, Domingo) said.

Seems to me it is obvious she doesn't know what's ahead of her, now that she needs an artificial eye. To highlight this comes across as rather insensitive. Worse yet is the paper's exhortation to "keep an eye out for anyone who might have a lead in this eye-popping case."

Where was the copy editor before this thing went online? Maybe he was finding a hiding place for his .45.

January 5, 2006 1:39 PM | TrackBack