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From: Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com>
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Subject: Re: [OT] More pathetic journalism
Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 18:48:13 -0400
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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. 


-- 
Rhino