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E-bike rider killed in collision with police car (www.smh.com.au)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I want to ascend up the social ladder to the point that my crimes get passive voiced.

Any tips?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Adding that the passive voice is still used if the victim is a cop. Examples from the same outlet:

Language can be misused but I don't think it's the case here. And I guess using the active voice in traffic ~~accidents~~ crashes before they are investigated would need unnecessary sprinkling of "allegedly".