Is it too much to ask for the headline to match the facts in the story?

[novelist_wannabe]

Boy, 8, dies after being allegedly assaulted for not cleaning... | www.ajc.com

What you can't see from the link is that the kid was allegedly assaulted after not cleaning his room. What the story says is the man, in his statement to police, said he tripped over a laundry basket and became angry. The story offers no other details about what prompted the violence.

It's bad enough that this kid was severely beaten by a sex offender and ultimately died. To me, it's misleading and unnecessary to sensationalize it.

 

[Fran Curci]

Editing by Gatehouse?

 

[HanSenSE]

Editing by Gatehouse?

Tried to read it. I don't think anyone edited it.

 

[Ace]

When you don't have a lot of time, just glance at the story and are trying to come up with the juiciest, clickbaitiest headline you can imagine, it's hard to match the facts of the story.

 

[Ace]

Boy, 8, dies after being allegedly assaulted for not cleaning... | www.ajc.com

What you can't see from the link is that the kid was allegedly assaulted after not cleaning his room. What the story says is the man, in his statement to police, said he tripped over a laundry basket and became angry. The story offers no other details about what prompted the violence.

It's bad enough that this kid was severely beaten by a sex offender and ultimately died. To me, it's misleading and unnecessary to sensationalize it.

I'd have gone with:

Drunken dude left alone with girlfriend's kids ends in predictable tragedy

 

[novelist_wannabe]

When you don't have a lot of time, just glance at the story and are trying to come up with the juiciest, clickbaitiest headline you can imagine, it's hard to match the facts of the story.

Especially if you don't know what the hell you're doing.

 

[novelist_wannabe]

I'd have gone with:

Drunken dude left alone with girlfriend's kids ends in predictable tragedy

The facts were sufficient to be sensational by themselves. The guy was a registered sex offender.