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Baluga ago

Not following your logic fully. Two consecutive tweets by DCPolice, doesn't this mean they nabbed a guy with a gun?

DC Police Department ‏@DCPoliceDept 6h6 hours ago Police Activity: Connecticut Ave between Fessenden St and Nebraska St NW Closed in both Directions. Please seek alternate route. // 10735

DC Police Department ‏@DCPoliceDept 5h5 hours ago Update: suspect armed w/ assault rifle taken into custody.

PizzaGatinOnYa ago

Right but it does not specifically claim to be the comet ping pong "shooter" it only links a tweet that was tweeted at them from a follower.

Baluga ago

What are you talking about. It doesn't link a tweet, it is its own tweet, and it follows its own previous tweet. Context is important.

PizzaGatinOnYa ago

Maybe I said it in a confusing way. My argument is that the tweet had no content besides

"suspect armed w/ assault rifle taken into custody"

Upon clicking the tweet it forwards you to the tweet from RameriezNews which played the video linked in this thread. How does that count as an official statement from the police?

It shouldn't and it's obvious to see this is shady journalism at least.

Baluga ago

RameriezNews is quoting to the Police tweet and adding a video to it. Not the other way around.