'Victim' wrong word for man shot by police
I found the Daily Herald's headline from the Aug. 14 paper regarding the Milwaukee unrest not only offensive, but a slap in the face to the men and women of law enforcement.
In what parallel universe is a person armed with a handgun, running from police and shot while turning towards the police officer in a threatening manner considered a "victim"? I can think of plenty of descriptive adjectives to describe him, but "victim" is not one of them. The only "victims" were the people he encountered throughout his short, pathetic life.
Frank Bochte
Geneva
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