On Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:14:22 -0400, Home Guy wrote:

Would it kill them to NOT use the word "allegedly" in their reporting?

No. They could have written "suspected" of stealing. Using "allegedly"
simple means the man was / has not been convicted of the crime of
stealing. Say he was NOT convicted of stealing, he could not sue the
paper for using "allegedly".

Is that clear as mud?

( I'm not a lawyer or journalist ) It has been alleged I broke a girls
hearts a time of two.