Navigating the Passive Voice with a Touch of Passive Aggression

The image shows a screenshot of two New York Times headlines about a 14-year-old girl killed by a stray bullet during a police shootout. The top headline reads 'Officer Whose Bullet Killed a 14-Year-Old Girl Wanted to ‘Change’ the Police,' while the bottom one says 'Stray Bullet Kills Girl as Officers Fire at Suspect in Los Angeles Store.' Overlaid text critiques the framing, explaining that the passive voice is not to blame, but rather 'shitty framing and blame avoidance.'

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