Posted on 11/24/2014 1:27:32 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The New York Times published information about the address of Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson on Monday in a move that has generated controversy. Tensions are running high in Ferguson, Missouri, as the world awaits a St. Louis County grand jury’s decision on whether to indict the white policeman for the Aug. 9 shooting death of unarmed black teen Michael Brown.
Wilson received death threats after he was identified as the officer who shot Brown, and as community members and activists plan to protest if he is not indicted, the location of his home could potentially endanger him, his new wife, and his property if the protests result in violence, some of his defenders say. Wilson’s home address is a matter of public record, and it has been published in numerous media reports beginning in August.
But printing his street name in the nation’s most influential newspaper on the day the grand jury is expected to hand up a decision on the indictment could reignite interest in -- and awareness of -- the location, and some critics worry that it could result in protesters descending on his home. Slate even went a step further than the Times, publishing an article featuring a photo of the modest, red-brick house on Monday....
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It is a good thing that is has become habitual for me to scan the comments before I comment (though I have lapses), because I almost always stumble across “the rest of the story” before I post in a white-hot heat of indignation. Thanks for the information.
I might have the FBI knocking at my door, but I wish the planes on 9/11 had crashed into the offices of the New York Times and the Washington Post, instead of their actual targets. But it is too much to expect the terrorists to target their friends.
Now that I look at it, unless I am missing it, the Times does NOT seem to have divulged Wilson’s address. Only his city of residence - St. Louis - appears on the marriage certificate; that is hardly the same is divulging his address.
I know people who live in that neighborhood, and you are exactly right. Wilson has not been around there for a while, but the mob doesn’t care. They’re just eager to destroy anything.
Self correction: I see that the NYT did disclose the STREET on which Wilson lives, if not the actual address.
and they shouLD be held accountable for POSSIBLE CRIMINAL CONSEQUENCES....
libtards fanning the fire of racial hate.....
Fifty thousand Jews were assasinated at Babi Yar.
There were multiple, credible sources:
escapees ran first to The New York Times to tell of the horror.
Had the New York Times reported the massacre on page one, as a “real story,” the Holocaust might not have happened.
The New York Times buried the killing of 50,000 Jews.
The address of Officer Wilson, however, they trumpet.
Things haven’t changed so much.
I am not sure he lived in Ferguson. In MO, you don’t have to live in the municipality you work in.
And I see that Slate filled in the gaps, showing a pic of the actual house. These people are promoting lynching and murder.
This nation is nearing a time of great upheaval.
Yep. It’s overdue.
Its a good bet that none of those predisposed to rioting dont read the New York Times.
No problem at all!
BTW, I have never done that. :)
When, at long last, will the fed-up people of this country descend upon the physical plants of the NYT and lay waste to them?
We need to find the addresses of every one of the Slimes reporters and staff and publish them on every internet site we can find.
anyone have a few addresses of NYTimes reporters, editors, or owners? if so, please post them.
i’m sure they’d like the public to ‘show their support’ on their front steps
Be a shame if the NYT building burnt to the ground.
Massive lawsuit just waiting to happen.
If it did, the tears shed by me would be tears of joy.
Maybe the NYC cops will do a nice beatdown on everyone from the NYSlimes. Routine traffic stops that turns damned bloody. Cops don’t like it when others mess with fellow cops.
“matter. But misleading thread titles make FR look like a bunch of knuckle dragging idiots.”
Wanna point out the part of the title that is a lie? Do you have a reading comprehension problem or is the fact that the title is exactly as published beyond your ability to read?
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