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**PilotJargon** · 11-26-2010, 05:22 AM

I note that the media don't call revolvers 'Cowboy Guns'. :/

This is part of what I'm getting at - they seem terribly selective in what is specified compared with what is kept vague.

Why not just "actor killed mother with sword"?

they are more likely to write "actor killed mother with Rambo knife" than "actor killed mother with knife"

makes the crime more sinister

Fuzzy

I think you're touching on the point I've got in mind. When I was in the military, my DI's told my boot camp platoon something that I noticed was very true during my years of service: when a soldier, sailor, airman, or coastie is arrested, the headline says something to the tune of "U. S. servicemember arrested for allegedly killing [fill in individual or group]. When a Marine is arrested it's more along the lines of:
UNITED STATES MARINE ARRESTED FOR MURDER

I realize that the media's job is to report the news, but it's no secret that they sensationalize it considerably to "sell" their way of telling the story for ratings, paper sales, etc. even if they are discriminatory in the process.

The other point in my mind is, when someone attacks/kills someone else using a sword, why isn't it a broadsword, jian, kris, rapier, etc. the weapon of choice? Why doesn't anyone seem to understand that there are OTHER styles of sword in the world?

11-26-2010, 05:22 AM	#5
PilotJargon Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 344 Senior Member	I note that the media don't call revolvers 'Cowboy Guns'. :/ This is part of what I'm getting at - they seem terribly selective in what is specified compared with what is kept vague. Why not just "actor killed mother with sword"? they are more likely to write "actor killed mother with Rambo knife" than "actor killed mother with knife" makes the crime more sinister Fuzzy I think you're touching on the point I've got in mind. When I was in the military, my DI's told my boot camp platoon something that I noticed was very true during my years of service: when a soldier, sailor, airman, or coastie is arrested, the headline says something to the tune of "U. S. servicemember arrested for allegedly killing [fill in individual or group]. When a Marine is arrested it's more along the lines of: UNITED STATES MARINE ARRESTED FOR MURDER I realize that the media's job is to report the news, but it's no secret that they sensationalize it considerably to "sell" their way of telling the story for ratings, paper sales, etc. even if they are discriminatory in the process. The other point in my mind is, when someone attacks/kills someone else using a sword, why isn't it a broadsword, jian, kris, rapier, etc. the weapon of choice? Why doesn't anyone seem to understand that there are OTHER styles of sword in the world?
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