Student Newspaper at Loyola U. Apologizes for Calling Suspected Killer of Student an ‘Illegal Immigrant’
“No human’s existence is illegal, and we quickly changed our wording to reflect that”
This is maddening. This person is an alleged murderer. Why does the left bend over backwards to respect the identities of criminals?
FOX News reports:
Loyola student newspaper apologizes for calling suspected murderer of Sheridan Gorman an illegal immigrant
The Loyola Phoenix, the student newspaper of Loyola University Chicago, has issued an editor’s note apologizing for an Instagram post calling the alleged killer of 18-year-old student Sheridan Gorman an “illegal immigrant.”
“On March 23, a post on The Phoenix’s Instagram page carried the following headline: ‘Immigrant Man Charged in Murder of Sheridan Gorman, DHS Involved,’” the editor’s note, posted below a Sunday article about Gorman’s murder, read.
“That headline didn’t reflect the most important elements in the story, and it was taken down minutes later to prevent any further harm to affected community members,” the editor’s note continued.
“Additionally, in the body of the original post, we described the man who was charged as an ‘illegal immigrant,’ using language provided by the Department of Homeland Security,” it went on. “That language does not align with Associated Press style, nor does it align with the values of this newspaper.”
A Sunday press release from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) called the alleged killer, identified as Jose Medina-Medina, a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela.
Medina-Medina, who was captured by the U.S. Border Patrol on May 9, 2023, and subsequently released into the U.S. under President Joe Biden’s administration, was charged on Sunday with the shooting of Gorman after being arrested on Friday for allegedly killing Gorman, who attended Loyola University.
“No human’s existence is illegal, and we quickly changed our wording to reflect that,” the editor’s note continued.
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lefty is sickoooo
So he’s a legal murderer then?
“No human’s existence is illegal, and we quickly changed our wording to reflect that”
No one said his “existence” is illegal. His presence on US soil is what’s illegal, and that’s what makes him an “illegal alien.” They know that, but refuse to accept it. Note the intentional obfuscation. They then fall back on Associated Press guidelines as if they’re journalists. They’re hypocritical apologists; they’re certainly not journalists.
“Why does the left bend over backwards to respect the identities of criminals?”
Because criminals are the Left’s natural constituency.
Loyola is my alma mater, and they have been cognitively lobotomizing students to promote such progressive drivel for decades now. It was cool in the 1970s, but has become quite tedious since then. Fortunately most graduates grow out of it, except for those who chose to remain cloistered.
Ever since Gibsons I haven’t heard a peep from Oberlin about alumni donations. Every Summer they’d announce how much the 25th reunion class had donated. I suspect that it went down A LOT and has remained there, and they don’t want to bring attention to that fact.