Sheriff’s deputies said the suspect was later killed in “a lethal force encounter” with authorities. Tributes continue to pour in honoring the victim, Lauri Carleton.

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      1 year ago

      Gotta practice that passive language to avoid laying blame anywhere. Wouldn’t want to step in it themselves, right?

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        1 year ago

        Wouldn’t want to step in it themselves, right?

        “It to have been stepped in”, surely.

        “It” to have been involved “in an encounter which ended up involving stepping”.