Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!usenet.goja.nl.eu.org!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rhino Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: [OT] More pathetic journalism Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 18:48:13 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 39 Message-ID: <20240509184813.00007d1c@example.com> References: <20240509175118.000013ea@example.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 00:48:15 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="70557fe75faf2ad124f5f8e2968e370f"; logging-data="972766"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18o2ZkDuyFe3QTsqgesBel4rIrfv7Sdcwg=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:QPT2Cmiox43YK8bYKtTeQ1vgzig= X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.2.0 (GTK 3.24.41; x86_64-w64-mingw32) X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 240509-4, 5/9/2024), Outbound message Bytes: 2642 On Thu, 9 May 2024 18:22:12 -0400 moviePig 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. -- Rhino