Talk:Stephen Timms

message: I have reverted the edits made by an anon. late last year that replaced "murder" with "assassination". The word "assassination" is subjective and POV, not to say possibly hysterical, in this case. No major reputable media outlet has used that term, which might well cause confusion among our readership. Not all attempts to murder politicians are assassination attempts in the conventional sense--the circumstances were somewhat different, but we do not call the attack on Nigel Jones an attempted assassination.
I think it best to use the phrase "attempted murder", which, after all, is what Choudhry was found guilty of--I realise there is no specific crime of "assassination", but that term was not used in the coverage of her trial, either--rather than telling our readers how to interpret her motivations, thereby allowing our readers to interpret them as they wish. Choudhry is neither a terrorist in the conventional sense, nor is she a professional assassin in any sense, so I would be loth to describe her as an assassin without good reason and a reliable, neutral source to back me up.
I would be more than happy to change it back, if that is what people want, but it seems like a big jump for an anon. to call the attack an assassination attempt with no prior discussion and no subsequent comment. Lions of Inquiry (talk) 20:55, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with your opinion that "attempted murder" is a better WP:NPOV heading. However, "assassination" was used in major reputable media. When I google the name of the attacker (YMMV), the top result is her profile in the Guardian which uses the A-word in its subtitle; the first linked news story uses it in its first line. From the next 10 results I randomly picked this blog by David Osler which likewise uses the word. Search the news archives, and it's in the Telegraph and Independent too. That's why I hadn't reverted it myself. – Fayenatic L (talk) 22:34, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: You are quite right. It appears my google search might have been better defined... although, as you say, my general point was to raise the NPOV issue. Thanks for examining my lazy handiwork, hopefully it'll remind me to search properly next time! Best wishes, Lions of Inquiry (talk) 00:08, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
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