alleged/allegedly, like most others are useful words, until they are misunderstood, or misused. Something the people writing copy for the media seem to do on a regular basis. Particularly putting the word alleged in the wrong place in the sentence to be grammatically correct.
And like other things, this can be carried too far. "alleged shooter" is a valid term, because legally no one is guilty until they have their day in court and the court finds them guilty. But I don't think using that term is proper when the facts speak for themselves. Calling someone an alleged shooter when they are shot dead at the scene with multiple witnesses who saw them do it just isn't the right thing to do. But some will call them "alleged" and forever they will be "alleged shooters" because, being dead, they don't get convicted in court..so. to some, "there's no proof", meaning, no legal court finding.
back to the Tokarev round, and "proof"....
Allegedly, I went to Wikipedia site last week, and found them listing a 7.62 Tokarev loading that had a 71gr tracer bullet and a velocity of over 1700fps....
However, there's no proof that I went to Wiki, and no proof that what I saw there was real, or even that it will be there today...
so, you may remain comfortable in the certainty that such a thing was never done, because I don't have proof, and won't provide what I don't have...
And like other things, this can be carried too far. "alleged shooter" is a valid term, because legally no one is guilty until they have their day in court and the court finds them guilty. But I don't think using that term is proper when the facts speak for themselves. Calling someone an alleged shooter when they are shot dead at the scene with multiple witnesses who saw them do it just isn't the right thing to do. But some will call them "alleged" and forever they will be "alleged shooters" because, being dead, they don't get convicted in court..so. to some, "there's no proof", meaning, no legal court finding.
back to the Tokarev round, and "proof"....
Allegedly, I went to Wikipedia site last week, and found them listing a 7.62 Tokarev loading that had a 71gr tracer bullet and a velocity of over 1700fps....
However, there's no proof that I went to Wiki, and no proof that what I saw there was real, or even that it will be there today...
so, you may remain comfortable in the certainty that such a thing was never done, because I don't have proof, and won't provide what I don't have...