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Friday, 11 June 2010 04:49 pm
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Dear Associated Press: Please be consistent with your nouns.
Indianapolis police say thieves who broke into a man's apartment not only stole his flat-screen TV, but they also made him help carry it down some stairs. Jason Geminden and his girlfriend were asleep when three masked men woke them early Wednesday. One of the suspects told the pair they were so helpful they wouldn't be tied up.
An interesting story, but I'm concerned about the use of "suspect" in the last sentence. If it's already known that a given person said as much, then I would think that that person was no longer a mere suspect. Who but the actual criminals would say it?
Indianapolis police say thieves who broke into a man's apartment not only stole his flat-screen TV, but they also made him help carry it down some stairs. Jason Geminden and his girlfriend were asleep when three masked men woke them early Wednesday. One of the suspects told the pair they were so helpful they wouldn't be tied up.
An interesting story, but I'm concerned about the use of "suspect" in the last sentence. If it's already known that a given person said as much, then I would think that that person was no longer a mere suspect. Who but the actual criminals would say it?