AP guidelines used to be (not sure if it has changed since I went to college) that people are referred to as murderers if they are found guilty or liable for someone else’s death. Otherwise, accused or alleged are used.
So OJ can be referred to as a murderer, whereas Robert Blake cannot. On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 9:01 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKH1zW8Pv_G-aGNHTOsadcaBS1oUAHJVmnZriGXr_-adw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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/CAKgmY4BCnit5ia4Yc8yz4UAV4Wp3EfQBR_1KUb2efDu3rtrBXA%40mail.gmail.com.
