As Twitchy reported earlier, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said it was “disgusting” that a Marine veteran who she says murdered a houseless man on the New York City subway was being protected by “passive headlines” like this one:
A 30-year-old man died on the subway on Monday after he was placed in a chokehold, the police said. Witnesses said the victim had been acting in a “hostile and erratic manner” toward passengers on the train when the other man, 24, moved to restrain him. https://t.co/7DhtyFaXIj
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 2, 2023
The New York Times seems to know that you don’t call someone a murderer until they’ve been charged with murder and proven guilty in court. You don’t even call him an “alleged murderer” until someone alleges it. But a member of Congress who knows no more about it than the Times does? Murder.
Police sources told CBS New York the man who died has more than 40 prior arrests and an active warrant out for his arrest from a felony assault charge.https://t.co/jdzUwhKt3q
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) May 3, 2023
The reason we bring up AOC’s complaint about “passive headlines” is because there was a shooting at an Atlanta hospital Wednesday in which one person was killed and at least four injured. The alleged shooter’s mother says Deion Patterson was “messed up on medication.”
Mom of Atlanta shooting suspect Deion Patterson says son got ‘messed up medication’ https://t.co/ezEUOtn9TT pic.twitter.com/FkTofqC5M0
— New York Post (@nypost) May 3, 2023
The New York Post reports:
Minyone Patterson – who is cooperating with police as they search for her son, Deion Patterson, 24 – appeared to blame his medication regimen for the shooting at Northside Hospital Medical Midtown Wednesday.
“The damn VA gave him some messed up medication, and all he wanted was an Ativan,” Minyone told The Daily Beast, referring to the medication used to treat seizure disorders such as epilepsy.
She did not elaborate further and hung up.
OK, then. This story can disappear.
How about the pistol? Looks like they already had his mugshot. Is this going to be another illegal gun owner putting a stain on responsible gun owners? Look behind the gun to find the problem with these unlawful discharge of a firearm.
— MarkTwang (@MarkTwang10) May 3, 2023
So she’s saying it’s not his fault
— Crombie (@Cromboner) May 3, 2023
This story will disappear from the mainstream media by tomorrow
— Webster Kollie (@webbie18) May 3, 2023
He identified as a white Christian so the narrative holds
— marie (@Mariesees) May 3, 2023
So it's not a gun issue? Somebody's going to get flamed.
— Sal Maranzano (@MaranzanoSal) May 3, 2023
Oh this will be hidden now. They almost had a narrative
— Winston Smith (@joshuasmith83) May 3, 2023
Who will be held accountable for that death? The VA? The makers of Ativan? The gun?
Too many violent in the United States for each one to be a national news story but we don’t really have a clear or principled basis for deciding which ones get that coverage.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) May 3, 2023
Oh yeah, you do … it’s not principled but it’s pretty clear.
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AOC can’t believe subway murderer gets protected with passive headlines https://t.co/7hNW7QhS1v
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 3, 2023
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