I was about to post this.Originally posted by Gadiantor
They have to use the word "alleged" when talking about the perpetrator, not the victim. So the suspect at this point would be an alleged rapist, but the victim is definitely a rape victim. Of course I'm not a lawyer...I'm just applying logic to the situation.
The headline writer needs to be slapped hard and often.
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March 7th, 2009 06:06 AM #9Administrator
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Capitalization is the difference between "I had to help my Uncle Jack off a horse." and "I had to help my uncle jack off a horse."
There is never a good time for lazy writing!
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