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Leftists Demand Journalists Stop Calling Criminals ‘Felon’ and ‘Offender’
mystery-ak:
Leftists Demand Journalists Stop Calling Criminals ‘Felon’ and ‘Offender’
Hannah Bleau 24 Jun 2021
The far-left group FWD.us believes it is time to remove the words “felon” and “offender” from criminal justice vocabulary, contending the terms “bias the public against criminal justice reform and make more freedom less possible.”
The organization, which claims “our harmful immigration and criminal justice systems have locked too many people out from the American dream,” released a research report about what Felicity Rose, Director of Research and Policy for Criminal Justice Reform, described as the “importance of #PeopleFirst language when referring to people involved in the CJ system.”
“New public opinion research shows that labels like ‘felon’ and ‘offender’ are not neutral and bias news consumers against reform,” she claimed:
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https://twitter.com/felicityrose/status/1407741107300044802
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/06/24/leftists-demand-journalists-stop-calling-criminals-felon-and-offender/
PeteS in CA:
So, will lefty "journalists" knuckle under to placate the bullies? Or have they realized that won't work? My guess is that they'll knuckle under.
andy58-in-nh:
Why don't we just start referring to them as "Democrats" instead?
mountaineer:
--- Quote from: andy58-in-nh on June 24, 2021, 07:59:58 pm ---Why don't we just start referring to them as "Democrats" instead?
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Ha. Beat me to it. :laugh:
goatprairie:
We've had "person of interest" instead of suspect for a number of years now. What common language usage will leftists try to change next?
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