Hasan being called "alleged" shooter at Ft Hood...?

It is the press trying to appear unbiased.

They do not fool themselves and they do not fool us.

I only wished the female cop had been a better shot. She hit him four times and did not kill him.

The reason that the news and other sources say that Maj Nidal Malik Hasan is the alleged shooter is because, whenever television programs are discussing a crime, they have to use the idea of "innocent until proven guilty".

Even though Hasan may have committed the crime, and there may be a lot of evidence for that, until a court says that he did, the news likes to play it safe. If they don't, and it turns out that he didn't do it, then they could potentially be sued for an enormous amount of money.

So, saying that someone is an alleged killer isn't politically correct. It's a way to avoid getting sued if things turn out differently than you expect.

They are saying alleged because he is still alive and will stand trial.

The media cannot refer to someone as being guilty of something before a trial ... it doesn't matter how solid the case is.

Its not about political correctness it is about preserving our justice system. If this person was named guilty in the media they could turn around and claim that they couldn't get a fair trial. I would think that the last thing anyone would want is for him to get off on a technicality.

Actually, this term is not a "politically correct" term, but rather a legal term. In this nation, a person is innocent until found guilty in a Court of Law. Therefore, the individual is "alleged" to be guilty. When I type it, I am rather proud to be able to do so...rather than as they do in Iran...say...who toss people [Power, Short & Powell] who are called spies and just tossed into prison. There, the trial is an after-thought and a done deal.

I am not "fed up", but cognizant of the fact that the law is merely what our Nation is built upon. Words are important.

Well, in the United States we have a concept called "innocent until proven guilty". Until he has been tried and convicted by a court, he will be "alleged". This one you can't blame the PC police for. It's been that way for over 200 years.

And if you remember, originally there were 2 other "alleged" shooters in custody. The police decided they weren't involved and released. They were found to be innocent.

Remember the first reports of 3 shooters? Well, should they have been called murderers and sent to prison without question or trial?

We have a justice system here in america. It must be proven that he is guilty to those who weren't there - 'nauseating' isn't it?

If guns weren't banned on base, soldiers rights denied, we wouldn't need to worry about a trial, and probably only 2 or 3 soldiers would have died.

There is no doubt he is the shooter but in this country, you are innocent until proven guilty. The news networks have to say alleged until he's convicted. This has nothing to do with political correctness.

But.... the fact that he is a Muslim extremist and the news networks aren't saying this- that is a bunch of PC BS!

Although I agree with you, he is being called the alleged shooter, because he hasn't been formally convicted in a court of law. Like I said, I agree with you, but that's why he's being called the alleged shooter.

There are those like Hasan and his ilk that would trash & destroy our legal system and values right down to access to the legal system.

We as Americans must hold up our values and our system as I believe it is worthwhile. If our system is not worth supporting then maybe it should be destroyed. I believe our systems must be supported.

Otherwise we would be prosecuting all Christians for murders of abortion doctors.

Alleged is not politically correct, it's legally correct. If you say someone is a murderer without proof (like a court case) then you can be sued for statements like that. He is alleged until the court finds him guilty.