Assault ... with a bullet

It was not quite Orwellian, but certainly using language to put the best possible spin on things.

A press release from the Trenton Police Department today referred to three "aggravated assaults" over the weekend in Trenton.

We were expecting to read about people getting beaten up. But in each of the incidents, the victim was actually shot.

"Assault" sounds like some Trenton folk got into fistfights this weekend. In reality, bad aim was the only thing keeping us from murders #15, #16 and #17.

Assault ... with a bullet

It was not quite Orwellian, but certainly using language to put the best possible spin on things.

A press release from the Trenton Police Department today referred to three "aggravated assaults" over the weekend in Trenton.

We were expecting to read about people getting beaten up. But in each of the incidents, the victim was actually shot.

"Assault" sounds like some Trenton folk got into fistfights this weekend. In reality, bad aim was the only thing keeping us from murders #15, #16 and #17.