ByteOnBikesJul 18, 2024

A pediatric doctor on a bike died

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A pediatric doctor at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was killed while riding her bike in Center City on Wednesday night. https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/deadly-3-car-crash-rittenhouse-philadelphia/3915690/ [https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/deadly-3-car-crash-rittenhouse-philadelphia/3915690/] The original post on the Philadelphia subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/philadelphia/comments/1e5wkv0/insane_accident_on_18th_and_spruce/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/philadelphia/comments/1e5wkv0/insane_accident_on_18th_and_spruce/]

Show threadapfelwoiSchoppenJul 18, 2024

A pediatric doctor at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was killed while riding her bike in Center City on Wednesday night.

The use of passive voice in the first sentence does a lot of work shifting blame away from the driver and the car centric systems in an “objective” effort.

How about:

Cyclist Barbara Friedes died when a the driver of a car hit her in the bike lane.

Show threadBademantel
Very interesting, thank you. I was wondering if that also happens in other countries. It is sadly the norm in Germany when reporting car accidents.
Jul 18, 2024 at 3:23pmWeb
Show threadrimjob_rainerJul 18, 2024

Ärztin wurde von Auto erfasst und erlag ihren Verletzungen.

Show threadAA5BJul 18, 2024
Upvote for a better headline and for n-browser translation
Show threadRivenJul 18, 2024
I suspect the tone is used so they aren’t sued for stuff. I understand it but I disagree on their usage of it.
Show threadmrpantsJul 18, 2024
Even the word “accident” is part of that downplaying.
Show threadsemJul 18, 2024
Somebody told me that at her hospital they don’t say “accident” since it’s always preventable. They say “collision”
Show threadHildegardeJul 18, 2024
“Negligence” works too.
Show threadRagnarok314159Jul 18, 2024

The army shifted to this verbiage as well from “accidental discharge” to “negligent discharge” when at the clearing barrels or while on patrol.

Also increased the punishment, and it helped quite a bit in reducing the knuckleheads. No longer a “whoops! Mah bad”

Show threadbluewingJul 19, 2024

As an old and retired medic, I’ve done my share of “accidents”. There wasn’t a single time that I stepped out of my amp-a-lamps and surveyed a scene that I couldn’t see the point where someone(s) got stupid. And then things went sidways after that. There is lots of stupid in this world.

There are no accidents. Just people doing stupid things.

Show threadlimelight79Jul 19, 2024
Definitely normal here in the US, too. Unfortunately.
Show threadapfelwoiSchoppenJul 19, 2024

Used to subversively reinforce power or the status quo:

“Police killed/murdered by man.” “Man was killed in police raid.”

“Israeli killed/murdered by Palestinians.” “Palestians were killed in airstrike on hospital targeting Hamas.”