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Prosecutors have charged a Metropolitan Police officer with murder after he shot rapper Chris Kaba in London last year.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The word order of this title is just… yikes.

[–] Polar@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's actually the correct way to write a headline, but it definitely feels weird.

The man was shot dead, as in, not shot and injured.

You learn to format titles a certain way in school, as to keep them short and to the point. Sometimes they can be read multiple ways, though, but it's not wrong.

[–] reverendsteveii@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Okay but no one says "shot dead black man". It would be "shot black man dead".

[–] talentedkiwi@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] DarkDreamer13@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Could also be "Shot Dead an Unarmed Black Man"

[–] IveGotRedOnMe@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

This is the most correct I think

[–] SmoothIsFast@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol, it sounds like he shot a man who was already dead.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

I expect so little form cops that I read it that way and just accepted it.