Observer challenges headline credit to police over fire department
1 Nov 1 10:06 AM · 10d ago · 2 articles · 3 posts · 2 sources · development 1 of 1
A Mastodon user critiqued the LA Times headline, arguing the rescue was primarily a fire department and urban search and rescue operation, not a police rescue, and suggested the headline may have been sloppy editing or an attempt to generate positive coverage for police.
“LA Times gave the wrong agency credit for this rescue, IMHO. This was a USAR/technical rescue/Fire Department rescue. Sure, the police were there, but they most certainly were NOT doing the rescuing.”
ai6yrRiverside Fire Department Lead rescue agencyCorona Urban Search and Rescue Supporting rescue agencyGreg White Riverside Fire Department Division ChiefSteve Hallgreen Riverside Fire Department public information officer
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LA Times gave the wrong agency credit for this rescue, IMHO. This was a USAR/technical rescue/Fire Department rescue. Sure, the police were there, but they most certainly were NOT doing the rescuing. (this is either sloppy editing, OR, some editor decided the police need some positive news in their bucket...) LA Times: 3 days trapped in a drain…
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