This irritates me, too. In the reporter's mild defense, it's entirely standard reporting practice, and all I can figure is that it's part of an institutionalized blame-the-victim gambit. Would we stand for
The victim, who was wearing a short skirt, ... in reporting of a sexual assault case? I hope not. At least it was described as a crash instead of an accident. On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Darryl Jordan <[email protected]> wrote: > As reported in the State Journal: > "The crash happened at 5 p.m. at Aberg Avenue and Huxley Street. The > bicyclist was pinned under a Chevrolet Lumina, which a fire crew lifted off > of him. The bicyclist, who was not wearing a helmet, was taken by > helicopter to UW Hospital." > > I wear a helmet practically of the time. However, since the reporter is > not a medical examiner nor an eye witness to the event, how can he make a > judgement that not wearing a helmet is a contributing factor in the > cyclist's death? Granted, in most traffic accident stories, reporters and > their editors let it be mentioned that drivers that are injured or killed > were wearing seat belts or not. However, the cause of the accident happened > just a short moment or two before the collision when inappropriate > decisions were made by one or both parties in the heads of the responsible > parties whether they were protected by head gear or harnesses or not. > > Just an observation on blind judgements made by the media and police and > other authority figures. > DJ > > Read more: > http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/bicyclist-dies-after-getting-pinned-under-car-wednesday/article_f9387fe0-1097-11e2-9100-001a4bcf887a.html#ixzz28jaFvZ1v > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "Meiers, Steve" <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Mon, October 8, 2012 8:04:30 AM > *Subject:* [Bikies] cyclist dies > > > http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime_and_courts/bicyclist-dies-after-getting-pinned-under-car-wednesday/article_f9387fe0-1097-11e2-9100-001a4bcf887a.html > > > > Steve Meiers > > Safety educator > > (608) 267-1102 > > Box 2986 > > Madison WI 53701 > > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > -- Scott M. Rose West Point Grey, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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