Comments on: It’s Tuesday Morning. Know Where Your Mayor Is?

By: Mark H (Not Hebert)

Mark H (Not Hebert) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:16:31 +0000

KYGuy has spoken Jake. You must refrain discussing anyone’s ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background or any other identifiable factor which may offend him or any other special interest group which may be created for the sole purpose of being outraged at your insensitivity.

Next time adjust the story accordingly:

“John Doe (age being withheld) is charged with kidnapping, assault, wanton endangerment and terroristic threatening.

Police say he hit a person (gender withheld) several times on the face and head, giving he/she two black eyes.

They say the individual (name, gender and name withheld) was also bitten on the arms.

Officers say Doe threatened the person’s life and kidnapped her/him for 18 hours.

Editor’s note:

The biting incident should not be construed as being enacted out of hunger or any other motive which may suggest that the attacker is financially disadvantaged. Likewise, the biting victim may or may not have been overweight or having any other characteristics which may have make them appear more visually tasty to the attacker.

By: jake

jake — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:05:46 +0000

Yes.

I have a consistent history of hyping stories that involve biting.

One included my neighbor who broke into a home, biting a five-year-old on the ear.

By: KYGuy

KYGuy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:00:32 +0000

I didn’t ask for a comparison with 2 year olds. Make the comparison with a 25 year old, Mark. Tell me what is extraordinary about a 72 year old doing this thing? I’m learning here. You guys are teaching me something.

By: Mark H (Not Hebert)

Mark H (Not Hebert) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:17:22 +0000

My 2 year old bites or is bitten some other 2 year old at his daycare weekly. Not a story.

A 72 year old dude biting people is a story.

By: KYGuy

KYGuy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:13:00 +0000

Thanks. Just wondering, would you have mentioned this story if the man had been 25?

By: jake

jake — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:27:55 +0000

That’s the only detail in the story.

And it’s the headline.

That’s what it has to do with it.

By: KYGuy

KYGuy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:18:49 +0000

I did, you know, click the link? I ask again, what’s age got to do with it? I really want to understand.

By: jake

jake — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:56:01 +0000

You could, you know, click the link and see that the entire story is about three sentences long and the only detail offered is the dude’s age.

By: KYGuy

KYGuy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:52:17 +0000

“Dear old men” – what’s age got to do with it? You don’t mention his race, religion or sexual preference.