Slog - Comments on I Don't Get It http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it Why is the Seattle Times choosing not to name a mentally ill man who was allegedly scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars by Huling Bros. auto salesmen in 2006? According to the Times, they're not naming him "because he is mentally ill and vulnerable." Uh, okay. I can sort of understand that--but it seems far more appropriate in, say, a stalking or rape case, where the victim is actually vulnerable to being victimized again. That seems pretty unlikely in this case, given that all the alleged perpetrators are no longer in a position to victimize him. More to... Copyright 2008 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:07:33 -0800 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:02:18 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe Big whoop.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845565 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845565 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:14:51 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Yeah, why don't they put his picture on the front page with a big "Rob This Man, He's a Nutter" headline?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845568 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845568 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:17:07 -0800 Comment by Ziggity If you solve today's Jumble, his name is spelled out in the circled letters.

]]> Ziggity http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845573 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845573 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:19:36 -0800 Comment by Just Me @ECB, When this story first broke awhile back the Times mentioned that the victim was put into a mental hospital. He may still be hospitalized at this point so the chances of him being victimized again are slim. Well, I am sure the hospital will screw him over..

]]> Just Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845585 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845585 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:29:49 -0800 Comment by seattle98104 And you better by telling everyone where to find his name? Holier than thou much?

]]> seattle98104 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845586 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845586 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:30:02 -0800 Comment by Amelia Criticizing Seattle Times for their policy toward anonymity?

Lame. But you knew that, didn't you? I hope so, anyway.

]]> Amelia http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845594 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845594 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:41:16 -0800 Comment by arandomdude Well I'd think they don't say the name of rape victims so they can avoid the stigma attached to being one. I'd say the same goes for the mentally ill.
Not like once someone finds out that a girl has been raped they're going to try to get her again.

]]> arandomdude http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845606 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845606 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:46:53 -0800 Comment by over it Erica - Shut up.

Quit bitching about the Times.

CHRIST! We know you hate EVERYTHING. We know you're better than EVERYONE.

We get it.

Let it go.

]]> over it http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845617 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845617 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:59:40 -0800 Comment by Andrew Holier-than-thou much, Seattle Times?

Pot calling the kettle black jesus, who's more holier than thou than ECB?

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845621 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845621 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:03:35 -0800 Comment by tsm The Duke accuser's name was semi-public knowledge before newspapers decided print it - were they wrong for choosing to exercise taste and leave it out?

Additionally, I suppose that any other scammers that may inhabit the greater Seattle area would no doubt exercise restraint and not seize potential opportunity to further take advantage of the mentally ill guy upon learning his identity. Cuz, y'know, they're just classy like that.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845627 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845627 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:08:46 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Don't worry, they'll publish his street address next week.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845670 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845670 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:29:04 -0800 Comment by A "CHRIST! We know you hate EVERYTHING. We know you're better than EVERYONE.
We get it.
Let it go."

This pretty much summarizes how I've been feeling about The Stranger in general, lately. It's really frustrating, actually.

]]> A http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845700 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845700 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:43:31 -0800 Comment by w7ngman Haven't they fired you yet?

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845926 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c845926 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:07:19 -0800 Comment by We're cooler than you So true @12. I'm so fed up with the Stranger I haven't picked it up in months. And the slog is the same shit every day so I hardly even read it anymore.

Erica, no matter how much you bitch about the Times, they will always recognized as a real newspaper and the Stranger will always be the goofy little weekly that the hipster kids read.

More folks are interested in "Drunk of the Week" than anything you have to say.

]]> We're cooler than you http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c846045 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c846045 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:28:03 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I love Drunk of the Week and wish there were more of them - like Drunk of the Day ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c846052 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c846052 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:31:38 -0800 Comment by ear Sure, maybe all the perps aren't currently in a position to abuse him, but who knows about what some other predatory knucklehead will decide to do?
It seems like ECB has a vendetta going against people who don't hold much power (thinking back to her slog about "objectionable" people riding the bus).

]]> ear http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c846054 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c846054 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:33:36 -0800 Comment by Boris And printing his name would serve ... what? Face it, "ECB", you're so bitter toward the grown-up papers, you'd be pissed off if they HAD ran the victim's name.

]]> Boris http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c846064 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c846064 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:40:36 -0800 Comment by Natalie Forget about him being victimised again. More to the point is, because he was victimised the first time and reported it to the police, we all know he was covered in, and living in, his own feces. I don't WANT to know his name.

]]> Natalie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c846089 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c846089 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:03:36 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Would people that have stopped reading the paper and Slog please refrain from commenting on the paper and Slog? Thanks.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c846269 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c846269 Media Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:09:23 -0800 Comment by Holy Joe @19 Why? It bothers you when people point out the Stranger's own hypocracy, backpedaling, duplicity, and perfidy doesn't it? Haw haw haw!

]]> Holy Joe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c846374 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c846374 Media Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:49:12 -0800 Comment by bigyaz So just because other media print the name of this poor soul, the Times should break its longstanding policy and follow along.

Everyone knows you can find the identity of just about any victim of a much-publicized crime on the Web with a simple search. Doesn't mean everyone else has to drop their standards.

Of course, The Stranger pretty much has no standards.

]]> bigyaz http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c846745 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/i_dont_get_it#c846745 Media Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:02:18 -0800