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Mass knife killing Sydney Australia (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Possibly the worst since the 90s

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-13/nsw-westfield-bondi-junction-evacuated-after-alleged-stabbing/103704952?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Alleged? You don't know if you got the right guy?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't think you know what "alleged" means.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I know what alleged means. And in this context, it means they either shot the guy who was stabbing people or shot someone else, meaning they don't know if it is or isn't the guy they were looking for.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alleged

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Due to strong defamation laws the media won’t be specific until the police speak up, or might even wait for a conviction

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't think he'd sue them regardless...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

The family could if the public attack them