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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[-] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

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

[-] bitwise@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

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

[-] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 3 points 10 months 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".

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