Monday, March 17, 2014

Same Old WOWO News

The Maven realizes it's been some time since the Maven has had some fun with WOWO, so here's a random news story from today:

The first paragraph: No one, other than police, lawyers, or confused journalists, uses the phrase "three male juveniles". Normal people would say "three boys" or "three young men".

Second paragraph is a classic run-on sentence and this is where this story begins to seriously unravel. 

The third paragraph, besides being a disorganized rehash of the first two, uses a questionable word: "offenders". It's questionable because "offender", besides it's generic meaning, is also a legal term for someone convicted of a crime. Calling these three boys "offenders", can be construed to indicate they are either guilty, or have previous convictions. Of course, WOWO has, in the past, called people "murderers" even before a jury selection. So, the Maven has little regard for their understanding of legal affairs. 

And the last line, "indecent remains under investigation"......well, duh!


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