January 09, 2003
Hernandez Charged:
According to this AP report on ESPN.com, Livan Hernandez has been charged with assualting an elderly man.
Hernandez, 27, was charged with felony aggravated assault after he got into a "violent'' scuffle Wednesday with the man, who received a minor cut on the back of his head, according to a witness account cited in a police statement.
Two things:
- Why is violent in quotes? Has anyone seen a non-violent scuffle? Is the AP trying to tell us this isn't for real?
- Does anyone really believe that Hernandez is only 27?
UPDATE: Steve Bauman, Editor in Cheif of Computer Games Magazine, clears up the quotes:
Without the quotes, it can be interpreted as a statement of fact by the reporter, and AP could be held liable if it turned out the incident never occurred, that it turned out it was a tap on the shoulder, blah blah blah.
With the quotes, you know that it's not AP's judgment; it was probably listed in the police report that way, hence the quotes.
Thanks, Steve!
Posted by David Pinto at
09:39 AM
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