A Person Of Interest??

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:57 pm

Oh Boy---------Now we have another Politically Correct saying. The recent murder of a Yale University grad student resulted in a man being questioned by the police and referred to as "A PERSON OF INTEREST", not a SUSPECT mind you, but a "PERSON OF INTEREST". Who is responsible for this new PC crap? Journalism schools? The Press? Some hot shot Journalist or Reporter?

Post by **spot** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 1:10 am

The police, surely.

Getting him photographed by the press on the way out from the arrest is just their way of unnerving him.

A Person Of Interest is someone they'd like to eliminate from their inquiry.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:46 am

Lon;1242816 wrote: Oh Boy---------Now we have another Politically Correct saying. The recent murder of a Yale University grad student resulted in a man being questioned by the police and referred to as "A PERSON OF INTEREST", not a SUSPECT mind you, but a "PERSON OF INTEREST". Who is responsible for this new PC crap? Journalism schools? The Press? Some hot shot Journalist or Reporter?

that's total BS, everyone is the same.

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:48 am

Lon;1242816 wrote: Oh Boy---------Now we have another Politically Correct saying. The recent murder of a Yale University grad student resulted in a man being questioned by the police and referred to as "A PERSON OF INTEREST", not a SUSPECT mind you, but a "PERSON OF INTEREST". Who is responsible for this new PC crap? Journalism schools? The Press? Some hot shot Journalist or Reporter?

You sir, just became a POI (Person of Interest) by posting this thread. I've got my eye out on you now! :wah:

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:06 am

spot;1242843 wrote: The police, surely.

Getting him photographed by the press on the way out from the arrest is just their way of unnerving him.

A Person Of Interest is someone they'd like to eliminate from their inquiry.

You are prpbably right about the police--------I hadn't thought that they might be the ones to use the new term. I didn't think they were that sensitive.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:09 am

They arrested the guy.

Lab tech arraigned on murder charge in Yale death - Yahoo! News

I guess that makes him a person of significant interest now.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:13 pm

Lon;1242816 wrote: Oh Boy---------Now we have another Politically Correct saying. The recent murder of a Yale University grad student resulted in a man being questioned by the police and referred to as "A PERSON OF INTEREST", not a SUSPECT mind you, but a "PERSON OF INTEREST". Who is responsible for this new PC crap? Journalism schools? The Press? Some hot shot Journalist or Reporter?

I actually like this one. Might be a liability issue. The label still pins him down but its more generic than saying suspect.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:20 pm

It always used to be 'A man is helping us with our enquireys'. I guess the man got pretty fed up with It.