The problem with ignoring stories that make people uncomfortable...

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Larry J — 11/20/2001 1:01:25 PM (archived)

is that the people get a distorted version of reality. Was the case of the 13 year old boy a normal event or an aberation? I'd say it was an aberation, but so was the Mathew Sheppard case. By reporting one side and covering up the other (because it makes people uncomfortable), we're distorting reality in the name of Political Correctness.

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Supression of non-PC info by the media - phil - 11/20/2001 6:35:14 PM
- Re: Supression of non-PC info by the media - FrankC - 11/20/2001 8:46:55 PM
  - Re: But -- doesn't the truth hurt . . . ? - D. Spires - 11/20/2001 8:59:49 PM
- Re: Cool. Thanks, Phil . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 11/20/2001 7:28:16 PM
- Is any of this stuff true? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 11/20/2001 9:01:38 AM
  - Re: Is any of this stuff true? n/t - phil - 11/20/2001 9:30:05 AM
  - Re: Is any of this stuff true? - SDG - 11/20/2001 9:08:25 AM
    - I'm not completely comfortable - alcaray - 11/20/2001 11:25:20 AM
      - The problem with ignoring stories that make people uncomfortable... - Larry J - 11/20/2001 1:01:25 PM
        
        I was not talking about avoiding stories that make me uncomfortable, or about political correctness. I was talking about saving lives. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 11/21/2001 8:56:23 PM
        
        So, the press shouldn't report a murder case because of who the alleged killers are? - Larry J - 11/21/2001 12:53:30 PM
        
        If the reporting of said story puts peoples lives in jeopardy, then the reporters should use discretion. - alcaray - 11/21/2001 7:08:59 PM
        
        Re: If the reporting of said story puts peoples lives in jeopardy, then the reporters should use discretion. - Tom Brosz - 11/22/2001 7:12:33 PM
        
        Balance - Justin Kelly - 11/22/2001 3:03:14 PM

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