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A California store owner was shot and killed over a Pride flag displayed at her shop (www.npr.org)

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Sheriff's deputies said the suspect was later killed in "a lethal force encounter" with authorities. Tributes continue to pour in honoring the victim, Lauri Carleton.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"a lethal force encounter"
That's a new one.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gotta practice that passive language to avoid laying blame anywhere. Wouldn't want to step in it themselves, right?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Wouldn't want to step in it themselves, right?

"It to have been stepped in", surely.

"It" to have been involved "in an encounter which ended up involving stepping".