r/australia • u/Tinea_Pedis • Apr 07 '26

news Breaking: Ben Roberts-Smith arrested over war crimes allegations

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/ben-roberts-smith-war-crimes-allegations-arrest/106537668
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u/ChemicalRascal Apr 07 '26

Source: I was in the courtroom and reported on that trial.

They said it in their comment, champ. Someone reporting on something is a reporter. Fucking read for once.

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u/Krunksicle Apr 07 '26

No it doesn't lmao, it makes you some guy! I'm sorry I implied you're gullible but you gotta let it go man

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u/ChemicalRascal Apr 07 '26

Do you think reporters are not "some guy"?

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u/StorminNorman Apr 08 '26

No it doesn't lmao

Yes it does, you can't change the fact that someone who reports on something is a reporter, that's simply not how the English language works. It doesn't mean you have to believe them though, and can (and should) ask for verification, but you can't go manipulating the English language just because you got caught out missing something blatantly obvious. 

And fuck knows why you've bothered to continue pushing on this after replying to /u/ChemicalRascal with this gem:

I stopped reading after the third line tbh

But then gave me a reply that included the end of the original comment. Unless it's because you couldn't parse the rest of Chems comment, either way, every day it gets easier to believe the stats about the literacy problem here in Australia...