London Cop Who Shot Dead Unarmed Black Man Charged With Murder
London Cop Who Shot Dead Unarmed Black Man Charged With Murder
Prosecutors have charged a Metropolitan Police officer with murder after he shot rapper Chris Kaba in London last year.
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Prosecutors have charged a Metropolitan Police officer with murder after he shot rapper Chris Kaba in London last year.
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The word order of this title is just… yikes.
21 8 ReplyIt's actually the correct way to write a headline, but it definitely feels weird.
The man was shot dead, as in, not shot and injured.
You learn to format titles a certain way in school, as to keep them short and to the point. Sometimes they can be read multiple ways, though, but it's not wrong.
30 2 ReplyOkay but no one says "shot dead black man". It would be "shot black man dead".
7 3 ReplyOr 'shot and killed' maybe?
7 0 ReplyMaybe even "fatally shot"?
9 0 ReplyCould also be "Shot Dead an Unarmed Black Man"
4 0 ReplyAlso good!
2 0 ReplyThis is the most correct I think
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Lol, it sounds like he shot a man who was already dead.
7 2 ReplyI expect so little from cops that I read it that way and just accepted it.
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