You made an amazing point.

“George Floyd was killed” is in the passive voice, which allows a grammatically correct sentence without assigning any agency — that is, without telling you who killed George Floyd. After the comma, however, the sentence switches to active voice: The protesters are the ones who “c…
Passive Voice Is Dangerous. These Examples Show Why.
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Adrienne Gibbs
Dr. Allison Wiltz
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You made an amazing point. Using the passive tense in this instance is a way of avoiding placing responsibility where it belongs - on the officers. Thanks for writing this.
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Black womanist scholar with a PhD from New Orleans, LA with bylines in Oprah Daily, Momentum, ZORA, Cultured. #WEOC Founder
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