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gerogie2

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35. Sorry that is not allowed here

Reply to brentspeak (Reply #33)

Sun Oct 19, 2014, 04:01 PM

Oct 2014

Respect people's privacy.

Do not post or link to any private/personal information about any person, even if it is publicly available elsewhere on the Internet.

Here is some reading material about the racism in the US media which is most likely driven by ratings or web clicks.

http://journalismcenter.org/when-a-child-dies/missing-white-girl.html

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Remains Found in Search for Missing UVA Student Hannah Graham [View all] Hissyspit Oct 2014 OP

Aww crap. Raine1967 Oct 2014 #1

Local news reporting it was a body found. Not identified but Raine1967 Oct 2014 #2

So sad. 840high Oct 2014 #25

Dammit. theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #3

How awful for the family. My heart breaks for them. greatlaurel Oct 2014 #4

NBC has a link and a bit more now. herding cats Oct 2014 #5

Missing White Woman Syndrome gerogie2 Oct 2014 #6

What is this reaction? oberliner Oct 2014 #7

The media use an attractive missing white woman that go missing to increase clicks or ratings gerogie2 Oct 2014 #11

Just so you'll know theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #12

Just so you know Hissyspit Oct 2014 #13

Yes, I know that. theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #15

Wasn't angry. Hissyspit Oct 2014 #20

None here, either. theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #21

I think what had made this case of note Mike Daniels Oct 2014 #23

Doesn't make it any less of a tragedy though. bigworld Oct 2014 #14

True shenmue Oct 2014 #19

I can see your heart is 840high Oct 2014 #26

Really? You must not have any kids. Lochloosa Oct 2014 #9

Of course. There's a big election coming up. Can't fill the news with that. nt valerief Oct 2014 #10

Another disgusting post. The murdered body of a young woman is found, Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #28

Well THAT didnt take long. Thats all you see? Disgusting. 7962 Oct 2014 #24

Wow. The murdered body of a young woman is found and that is your reaction? Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #27

Why don't you do some reading by social scientists and journalists gerogie2 Oct 2014 #36

Seen your posting history elsewhere in this thread. Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #37

That's a really crappy comment. NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #29

That is a twisted comment. During the search for Flight MH370 did you also happen to post... xocet Oct 2014 #30

Publishing Amber Alerts to a political message board is gerogie2 Oct 2014 #31

Been here less than a year, and full of opinions about what liberals should post about. IdaBriggs Oct 2014 #32

Let's find out if you're telling the truth brentspeak Oct 2014 #33

Sorry that is not allowed here gerogie2 Oct 2014 #35

Post removed Post removed Oct 2014 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author gerogie2 Oct 2014 #40

For starters, I agree with brentspeak. Please substantiate your claim about your city. n/t xocet Oct 2014 #34

There has been an young African-American woman and a transgender person missing from Central Va. JPZenger Oct 2014 #39

Very sad oberliner Oct 2014 #8

It's all over my FB news feed. ileus Oct 2014 #16

Lord have mercy shenmue Oct 2014 #17

Sad. There was an incredible community effort to find her. JPZenger Oct 2014 #18

Had it not been for the camera footage Mike Daniels Oct 2014 #22