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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCleveland mayor to officials: Stop leaking information, start respecting kidnapping victims’ privacy
Mayor Frank G. Jackson issued an order to stop the leaks, citing desire to give victims "time and space to heal"BY KATIE MCDONOUGH
Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson issued a cease and desist order on Thursday to stop city officials from releasing information to the press relating to the Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight kidnapping case.
Jackson called the outpouring of support from the media and others caring in nature, but said the victims privacy was being badly compromised by unauthorized leaks:
This is not for the sake of concealing any information. It is to demonstrate compassion for the victims and their families and to insure the credibility of the investigative process and allow us to arrive at a just conclusion to this difficult situation.
The victims families, psychologists and kidnapping survivors like Elizabeth Smart and Jaycee Duggard have all called for the press to leave the three women alone while each begins the process of recovery, but a seemingly insatiable appetite for constant coverage has left them with little privacy. Privacy that theyll badly need, as Smart told ABC News on Tuesday: It is so important to respect their privacy, to give them every chance they can to find their own way back, their own path to happiness and well being.
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http://www.salon.com/2013/05/09/cleveland_mayor_to_officials_stop_leaking_information_start_respecting_kidnapping_victims_privacy/
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Cleveland mayor to officials: Stop leaking information, start respecting kidnapping victims’ privacy (Original Post)
DonViejo
May 2013
OP
The intrusive nature of some press coverage is appalling (assuming Entertainment Tonight
Shrike47
May 2013
#2
When that 24x7 Cable News Circus comes to town, too many line up for their 15 minutes....
Junkdrawer
May 2013
#4
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)1. Indeed
There is also that pesky issue of due process for the upcoming legal proceedings. I hope the investigation and subsequent proceedings are done in a very thorough and complete manner with no stones unturned and all the "i's" dotted and "T's" crossed.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)2. The intrusive nature of some press coverage is appalling (assuming Entertainment Tonight
and it's ilk count as press.
Cha
(297,196 posts)3. Good to know.. thanks Mayor Frank Jackson
thanks DonViejo
Junkdrawer
(27,993 posts)4. When that 24x7 Cable News Circus comes to town, too many line up for their 15 minutes....
About time you pulled that plug, Mayor.