And now… for the clips!

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*************** ATTENTION ***************

Video captured of peaceful protester Justin Howell being carried unconscious after sociopath police officers shot several bullets, hitting him in the head. Police tell protesters to bring him to them so he could receive help only to be shot with more bullets.

(WARNING: VIDEO MAY BE TOUGH TO WATCH)

How You Can Help:

Donate to his GoFundMe for his recovery

Sign this petition to fire Police Chief involved

Austin’s city manager Spencer Cronk has the authority to fire the police chief Brian Manley. CONTACT HIM AND DEMAND JUSTICE

Email: [email protected] 

 phone number: 512-974-2200

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Active voice puts the agent of the action in the subject position. It places emphasis on the person who did the action. Headline #2 is active. We know who did the action. Who struck the journalist? Protestors.

Passive voice puts the receiver of the action in the subject position. It places emphasis on the receiver of the action, and not on the person who did the action. Both Headline #1 and #3 are in passive, but they’re slightly different. 

#1 is non-agentive. Who shot the photographer in the eye? We don’t know. It doesn’t say. Was it the police? Protestors? Someone else? Readers are left to draw their own conclusions or insert their own biases to fill in the blanks.

#3 is agentive. Who hit the reporter with a pepper ball? An officer. We know who did the action, but because the sentence is passive, the emphasis is on the reporter who received the action, and not on the officer who did the action.

It’s important to note these differences and be aware of how we use active and passive sentences. Passive sentences are not inherently bad; there are times and places where they are useful and more appropriate than active sentences.

HOWEVER, there is a clear pattern of passive voice headlines obscuring police brutality or racism. We see this same pattern again and again. Police shot a photographer in the eye. An officer hit a reporter with a pepper ball on live television. Omitting the agent of these actions, or shifting it out of focus, is harmful.

I don’t think “8 Can’t Wait” is the answer to our police problem.