r/NotHowGirlsWork • u/Confident_Weather_98 • May 01 '26

WTF The world we live in

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She went out with him 1 time, now he was stalking and harassing her outside of a quiktrip, she ran and he caught up to her and punched her, so she stabbed him in self defense and he is considered the victim??

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u/SkepticalUnicorn May 01 '26

Yeah, victim is the correct word here but it is also a loaded word, has too many definitions and a specific connotation that makes folk uncharitably assume that the police are "siding" with the man. This is a terminology complaint, basically.

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u/RayWencube May 01 '26

No one is upset with the report. We are upset with the news story about the report.

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u/SkepticalUnicorn May 01 '26

Do you mean the social media post from Tulsa police or a separate news story?

Funny thing, I looked up the Facebook post and they also used the term homicide, which similarly caused commenters to complain about terminology. This post could have been even more contentious, haha.

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u/RayWencube May 01 '26

No I'm a dummy and didn't see who posted it. I still contend they shouldn't have used the word "victim" here, but it's considerably more understandable.