Man Arrested… The Why is Unclear

 

This has to be one of the most perplexing headlines and framings of a story I’ve ever seen:

If you click the link to read more, you discover the full story:

A 5-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries on Friday after being thrown or pushed by an apparent stranger from a third-floor balcony at Minnesota’s Mall of America, and a man who fled the scene has been charged with attempted homicide, police said.

Why wouldn’t the Reuters editor writing the headline and the social media manager make this point clear? It’s better journalism, not to mention making the headline “Man arrested after allegedly tossing boy from balcony at Minnesota’s Mall of America” would garner far more clicks than this ambiguous one.

On Twitter, a few folks are poking fun at this joke of a PC headline, with one Daily Wire host remarking,

Can you imagine what kind of sanitized headlines we would have seen throughout history of this Reuters team had their way?

Drop some similar vague headlines about major world events in the comments. 

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    Caesar’s address of Senate ends prematurely

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    Japanese planes fly over Hawaiian sea port.

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    Archduke Ferdinand won’t become the emperor.

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    Local Bavarian Artist leads political protest.

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  5. tigerlily Member
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    Some people did something.

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    Successful actor makes Andrew Johnson President.

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  7. Dave of Barsham Member
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    tigerlily (View Comment):

    Some people did something.

    Oh, we may have a winner here.

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  8. Gossamer Cat Coolidge
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    Dave of Barsham (View Comment):

    tigerlily (View Comment):

    Some people did something.

    Oh, we may have a winner here.

    Have to agree!

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  9. Clifford A. Brown Member
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    Another of those mysterious “Minnesota men” Power Linetells us about from time to time? Not quite. Emmanuel Aranda apparently moved to Minnesota from Chicago. He reportedly has a history of public violence.

    Meanwhile, People Magazine turned out to be a better news outlet than Reuters! People‘s headline:

    Man Throws Boy, 5, From 3rd Floor Balcony at Mall of America, Critically Injuring Him

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    Red Sea travel faulted for Egyptian population decline.

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    Hindenburg passengers find cabin temperatures to be uncomfortably warm.

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  12. Eustace C. Scrubb Member
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    So if the good people of Minnesota come to their senses, Rep. Ilhan Omar can always get a job at Reuters.

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    Pontius Pilate faces criticism for ineffective crucifixion.

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  15. Ray Kujawa Coolidge
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    One of the most memorable times we spent in our westward trek across America (2010) was the evening we spent in the Mall of America. This story and other recent events make the contemplation of any return visit in the future a chilling one. The only previous time I had been there was in 1996.

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  18. Gumby Mark (R-Meth Lab of Demo… Coolidge
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    “A random act of violence”.

    President Obama on murder of five Jews in Jewish grocery store by Islamic terrorist in Paris.

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    Wild Bill Hickok folds despite holding aces and eights. 

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    President Kennedy’s tour of Texas cut short.

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    “He’s Not My President!” rally begins with fireworks over Fort Sumter.

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    Pol Pot solving the problem of overpopulation.

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  23. John Peabody Member
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    Okay, it’s not a historical headline, but this thread is proving it to be not-fake news.

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  24. Hang On Member
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    Massive structural failure at World Trade Center in Manhattan. 

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  25. Kozak Member
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    tigerlily (View Comment):

    Some people did something.

    My thought exactly.

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    Falls River, Massachusetts woman orphaned.

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    The guy is a Somali from Omar’s district.  As such, he has holy status.

    Headline:  At Mall of America, Someone Did Something.

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    AP August, 1945:

    US provides free x-rays to Hiroshima and Nagasaki residents as peace offering.

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  30. Percival Thatcher
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    Percival (View Comment):
    Caesar’s address of Senate ends prematurely

    The NY Post’s version would be “Caesar’s speech cut short.”

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