TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the sentence expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Scott Ostrem ? Chaos erupted inside the store and  Ostrem  fled the scene in a red Mitsubishi before he was arrested the following day  (Helen H. Richardson/AP)

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Owner Trigger Smith ? Owner Trigger Smith  told Grub Street that the notice has been hanging in the bar for five or six days  but just recently started gaining notoriety.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Ines Garcia Zarate ? Prosecutors claimed  Garcia Zarate  intentionally fired the gun  but they said they accepted the juryâs verdict.

SOLUTION:
Positive