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Discussion Groups / English Usage / May 2009Today's "Arrrgh!"
In a newspaper article today about a police officer's alleged over-enthusiastic restraining of a suspect, the officer is quoted as saying he used an "arm bar" to take the suspect down and "re-direct her to the ground".  SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida > In a newspaper article today about a police officer's alleged > over-enthusiastic restraining of a suspect, the officer is quoted as [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > -- > Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida Here is a link for the story: http://tinyurl.com/dbxog7 The woman was 20 years of age and autistic. Escaping the arm bar and then running away she was tased, or tasered, twice, but still managed to board a bus and elude police at the scene. Quite a Houdini, given her autism. -- Aloha ~~~ Ozzie Maland ~~~ San Diego >> In a newspaper article today about a police officer's alleged >> over-enthusiastic restraining of a suspect, the officer is quoted as [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >to board a bus and elude police at the scene. Quite a Houdini, given >her autism. I wasn't commenting on the incident, but - rather - on the usage of "re-direct her to the ground" in place of "threw her on the ground". She's a big girl, so she was more like the "Hulk" than "Houdini". I'm questioning my own use of "suspect". She was a suspect in the sense that she was being taken in for assault on her mother and had not yet been charged, but I'm not sure that this is the best word. I suppose it would have been better to have written "...restraining of a person,...". SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida >>> In a newspaper article today about a police officer's alleged >>> over-enthusiastic restraining of a suspect, the officer is quoted as [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > suppose it would have been better to have written "...restraining of a > person,...". "an (or the) alleged assailant"? But I think suspect does fine. Especially given that alleged was used already in the sentence. --Jeff SignatureThe comfort of the wealthy has always depended upon an abundant supply of the poor. --Voltaire > In a newspaper article today about a police officer's alleged > over-enthusiastic restraining of a suspect, the officer is quoted as > saying he used an "arm bar" to take the suspect down and "re-direct > her to the ground". Almost as good, in the British media at any rate, as "extended (or sometimes "alternative") interrogation techniques" to describe what in Standard English is known as "torture". With best wishes, Peter. SignaturePeter Young, (BrE), Consultant Anaesthetist, 1975-2004. (US equivalent: Attending Anesthesiologist) Now happily retired. Cheltenham and Gloucester, UK. http://pnyoung.orpheusweb.co.uk >> In a newspaper article today about a police officer's alleged >> over-enthusiastic restraining of a suspect, the officer is quoted as [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Peter. Here it's "enhanced" interrogation techniques. >>> In a newspaper article today about a police officer's alleged >>> over-enthusiastic restraining of a suspect, the officer is quoted as [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Here it's "enhanced" interrogation techniques. I thought "enhanced" had been skunked ever since the computer industry brought out the "enhanced" keybroad that was more difficult to use than the standard one, and seemed to be especially designed to slow down working (function keys on top instead of on the left, for example). SignatureSteve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk > > In a newspaper article today about a police officer's alleged > > over-enthusiastic restraining of a suspect, the officer is quoted as [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > sometimes "alternative") interrogation techniques" to describe what in > Standard English is known as "torture". In the US the standard phrase for this is "enhanced interrogation." And to think that "enhanced" used to evoke (for me, anyway) mental images of the female breast. SignatureBob Lieblich Deathly afraid that this is going to turn into a torture thread >> > In a newspaper article today about a police officer's alleged >> > over-enthusiastic restraining of a suspect, the officer is quoted as [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >And to think that "enhanced" used to evoke (for me, anyway) mental >images of the female breast. Unenhanced breasts start to re-direct to the ground. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida > On Fri, 01 May 2009 19:17:56 -0400, Robert Lieblich [ ... ] > >In the US the standard phrase for this is "enhanced interrogation." > >And to think that "enhanced" used to evoke (for me, anyway) mental > >images of the female breast. > > Unenhanced breasts start to re-direct to the ground. Does the process required a police officer? SignatureBob Lieblich Getting all confoozled again [...] (In sig) > Bob Lieblich > Deathly afraid that this is going to turn into a torture thread Don't worry: just tell us what we want to hear and it won't. SignatureMike. > In the US the standard phrase for this is "enhanced interrogation." > And to think that "enhanced" used to evoke (for me, anyway) mental > images of the female breast. Remembering of course, that it is quite normal for men to get mental images of female breasts at almost any time. SignatureRob Bannister |
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