Cops, Reporters, and "the Exonerative Tense"
June 19, 2020
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June 19, 2020
Cops, Reporters, and "the Exonerative Tense"
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Reporters who want to clearly detail the level of police professionalism to the public must first contend with the linguistic flourishes present in police reports. Radley Balko of <em>The Washington Post</em> calls it "the exonerative tense."</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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