The victim got out of his car, knocked out the other driver's window and began to pull the man out of the vehicle. The 29-year-old then shot at the 33-year-old, hitting him twice, Stephens said. The 29-year-old had a valid permit for the gun. [More]Yeah, that sure sounds like a victim to me. Which must make the guy who defended himself the victimizer.
I'd say Christine MacDonald of The Detroit News is one "Authorized Journalist" who understands exactly what's expected of her.
UPDATE: Mack asks me in comments what I'm talking about, and says the word "victim" appears nowhere in the article.
That's probably because The Detroit News practices "Authorized Journalism," and doesn't feel compelled to issue corrections or retractions when it's so much easier just to change things and hope no one notices.
For the time being, you can still catch the original over at Google cache. After that's gone, all we'll have is this (click to enlarge):
