Anybody have any idea why my post would have been deleted?
I donate to almost every single Freepathon, and would certainly appreciate the courtesy of a short reply.
It is widely considered bad form to post the name & address (and phone number and other contact/private info) of people who are not actually directly associated with a very good reason to do so.
The perp’s name is widely known now.
His father, having nothing to do with the attack, should not be subject to harassment by people who will call/email/mail/visit him based on an enraged whim.
The info is out there, very easy to find, if someone wants it. Let’s not make it trival, provided to the general rabble on a silver platter.
FWIW: I had a comparable post pulled once. In an argument over privacy, my verbal opponent pulled the “why be secret if you have nothing to hide”; I responded by posting his real name, address, phone, map, car type, vehicle history, etc. ... and when he was outraged and my post was pulled, I pointed at it as a prime example of the flaw in the “do you have something to hide?” rhetoric.
Upshot: the perp’s father is not the perp. Leave him alone, and that starts with not publishing his private info.
I think FR plays it safe wrt posting of addresses. Even though they may have been posted elsewhere and/or easily available via directories, having them posted in a context that could be construed as encouraging people to act on the information poses some liability risk.
The perp's address is all over the internet, so what I will do to comply with FR rules is to redo my post, with the address replaced with a link to another website listing the address. Here goes.
Anyone want to search facebook, myspace, etc, to see if the perp has anything out there? If so, it's likely to be deleted really fast (if not already done).
More info here, previously uncovered by other Freepers on another thread