“Brendan Nugent [went] on to allegedly drive a Toyota LandCruiser into the independent MP Helen Haines in a targeted attack”
(The Guardian)
I don’t care about the car’s model name or brand so why is it always specified in news stories or podcasts?
Also, why don’t we do that with everything else?
“The robber took her Longchamp bag before fleeing on his Minimotors Dualtron Mini. A witness saw the scene an called the police with their iPhone 18 Pro.”
Sounds fun, right?
Not quite so. The media also insists on doing this with guns, while cramming in as many irrelevant descriptions and scare-words as possible.
I’m used to old.lemmy.world, don’t see how to copy my comment URL, but see my reply on AR-15s. I think you’ll find it hits (heh) home.