To think men who murder their family don't deserve sympathetic news coverage?

[Felascloak]

This article in the independent has the headline "father found dead with his three children after leaving for theme park trip".
I thought it would be about some kind of accident that happened on the way home but no, it turns out he went to his Ex wives house, shot her and their three children then killed himself. The mother isn't even mentioned in the headline.

Further down there is a quote "hopefully we will remember these children for years to come, and how their lives were innocently taken by their father"
Innocently taken by their father shooting them?!! How is that innocent?

AIBU to be shocked and disgusted by this coverage?

[Felascloak]

Yeah probably. I am not very sympathetic given they pay copy editors to read things. If I made a mistake like that at work I'd be in hot water.
And take your point about Washington post. Independent should have some editorial say over stuff with their branding on though.

[ThatStewie]

You can file a complaint with the IPCC. They'll come back with sOme guff about only accepting complaints from party directly involved but there is scope within their mandate for 'interested parties'to raise complaints that pertain to wider society/ individuals unable to make complaint themselves (ie being dead). I like to adds snotty comments about the Nationsl Union of Journalist guidelines on reporting VAWG only being 3 pages long & in bullet points.

[Canyouforgiveher]

Am I alone in hating the phrase "domestic violence"?

That nice tame cosy adjective "domestic" robs the noun of its full import - it is violence pure and simple.

I wish journalist would report that the wife was assaulted and beaten up by her husband several times rather than "she was the victim of domestic violence in the past" or "she had reported several instances of serious assault and battery against her husband" not "she had reported him for domestic violence".

[NotYoda]

Canyou

I agree - and I used it earlier.

[AdjustableWench]

Canyou

Yes, and the use of the passive voice doesn't help:
She was attacked
She was abused by her husband
She was assaulted
Etc.

I'd rather see the focus where it ought to be:
A man attacker her (if his identity is unknown)
Her husband abused her
A male acquaintance assaulted her
Etc.

The passive voice leaves the perpetrator out of the report, even if we know that logically there must be one.

[NotYoda]

Yes Adjustable - I had not picked up on that. You are so right

[Felascloak]

Yep adjustable
stewie I will write to the IPCC if I get no joy from the independent