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A woman died in Ohio this week after exposure to teargas; her respiratory system stopped functioning despite not having asthma before.

Officially the use of rubber batons (bullets in common parlance) in Northern Ireland killed 17 people; although one would be wise in doubting the veracity of English reports on English behavior in Northern Ireland.

These tools are quite dangerous.




>A woman died in Ohio this week after exposure to teargas

This passive voice enrages me, it is more appropriate to say the police murdered a woman with tear gas. There were people with agency who actively made decisions which directly caused this woman's death.


Yes, you’re right. That was a bad place for the passive voice.


I didn't mean to direct that rant at you specifically, I've just seen a lot of usage of the passive voice lately that serves to decouple police actions and their consequences.




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