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From: moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
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Subject: Re: [OT] More pathetic journalism
Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 22:52:54 -0400
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On 5/9/2024 6:48 PM, Rhino wrote:
> On Thu, 9 May 2024 18:22:12 -0400
> moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 5/9/2024 5:51 PM, Rhino wrote:
>>> I just saw this in the newspaper from my hometown. This is the
>>> entire article:
>>>
>>> ===============================================================
>>> Missing Waterloo child has been found
>>>
>>> Waterloo regional police say a missing 11-year-old from Waterloo has
>>> been found.
>>>
>>> No further details have been released.
>>> ===============================================================
>>>
>>> Could the geniuses at the police not have added ONE word to indicate
>>> the condition of the child? You know, a word like "alive" or
>>> "unharmed" or even "injured but expected to recover"? If I were the
>>> family of this kid and saw this I'd be distraught wonder whether
>>> the kid was alive or dead at the very least.
>>>
>>> What is the matter with the journalists? Could they not pick up the
>>> fucking phone, call the police, and ASK before publishing? They
>>> don't need to identify the kid or give any details but just SAY if
>>> the kid is alive or not? The family could potentially see this
>>> before the police call and tormenting them with incomplete
>>> information is simply cruel - and lazy beyond belief.
>>
>> Why do you assume family and friends weren't notified?
>>
> If they WERE notified, the police would have even LESS reason to object
> to reporting the status.

Maybe there's a minimalist policy, to prolong an 11-year-old's privacy.