Orwellian

[poliphilo]

Some politician was saying we've got the terminology wrong.

We shouldn't say "shoot to kill"; we should say "shoot to protect".

Of course, that makes all the difference.

Now lets think of a nice way of saying "innocent man with five bullets in his head."

Comments

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I think the police probably did what it says in the rule-book- and that the officer who fired the shots is going to be traumatised for life. I don't so much object to the policy as to the attempt by politicians to make a hideous situation more acceptable by prettifying the language around it.

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

I don't so much object to the policy as to the attempt by politicians to make a hideous situation more acceptable by prettifying the language around it.

Okay, I'll buy that. And I agree, the poor police officer...he did what he thought was right.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

There'll be an inquiry. The police officers involved already gave statements.

We're learning now that the victim was shot once in the shoulder and seven times in the head.

Why seven times?