John Garside writes: > > I am not sure that it is fair for me to assume the perpetrators were > > Muslim if the article does not specifically say so. > > You're right: All you can assume is that the editor-or-chief wants > you to assume such.
Yes, this puts me into a sort of conspiratorial mode with the editor-in-chief, talking in codes. While this sort of thing is fine for comedy -- Benny Hill spoke volumes with a wink, wink, nudge, nudge -- it does not seem appropriate for straight news reporting. If the perpetrators had been neo-Nazi skinheads, this fact would most certainly have been stated explicitly in the article. But if they are Muslims, this is not stated and we are left to make assumptions. I do not like this double standard. Regards, Alan Siegrist Orinda, CA, USA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages prior to posting, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
