Exactly. In their obits, they should not be referred to as “murderer” but perhaps “accused”, maybe even “presumed” killer.
On Mon, 18 Jan 2021 at 8:11 AM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > Is OJ a murderer? Or Robert Blake? Neither has been convicted. > On Jan 18, 2021, at 7:50 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Why did so many obits for Spector yesterday use a form of the >> construction “convicted of murder”? If you are convicted of murder, you are >> a murderer. The former construction seems to be an editorial comment >> expressing doubt about his guilt. >> >> >> On Sun, 17 Jan 2021 at 4:58 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The NY-born songwriter and producer, who pioneered the "Wall of Sound" >>> technique, later used it to eff up The Beatles' "Let It Be" album, and was >>> convicted of Lana Clarkson's murder, has an acting credit as himself* in a >>> third season "I Dream of Jeannie" episode featuring sometime-Monkees >>> collaborators Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart... >>> >>> https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5t50b0 ("Jeannie" episode) >>> >>> https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/17/entertainment/phil-spector-death/index.html >>> (report) >>> >>> >>> B >>> *though the credits call his character "Steve Davis" >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/6cc10d42-4bd9-4469-a899-219eaa722885n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/6cc10d42-4bd9-4469-a899-219eaa722885n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >>> >>> >> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLdk9W-3pYAX-6%2BcNnVDi7k0h2rZV-orcuYTXbGHcLqDA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLdk9W-3pYAX-6%2BcNnVDi7k0h2rZV-orcuYTXbGHcLqDA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/29fea46f-3b73-4a38-b602-ae91f62a6150%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/29fea46f-3b73-4a38-b602-ae91f62a6150%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKH1zW8Pv_G-aGNHTOsadcaBS1oUAHJVmnZriGXr_-adw%40mail.gmail.com.
