why is it that when a person aged 19 is shot by police a teenager..but

[angstlessk]

a 17 year old who shoots a police, a man? it almost seems backward?

This is from our local 4 news in detroit..or click on detroit..it is breaking news now..so not sure if it is on the website yet?

[aikoaiko]

1. rhetorical devices employed to influence perceptions of responsibility

IMHO

[angstlessk]

2. the confusion comes when the same people use the rhetoric

to describe both situations. there was a 17 year old who shot a policeman...they never referred to him as a 'teenager' today a cop shot someone 19 weilding a gun and he was shot twice ..in surgery and they call him a teenager? the same news speakers?? okay..now I have to wonder the race of the 'teenager'...could be white since he was from Eastpointe?

[WolverineDG]

3. Depends on if the "child" is a victim or a perpetrator

There was an interesting article in Newsweek about this last year.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/140489

dg

[angstlessk]

4. wholly (sic) cow..what a great article...thanks..I do believe you have answered my question

or rather my conundrum!!!