tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post1561128299756535527..comments2024-03-04T12:34:21.190-05:00Comments on Toronto Sun Family: 1971 - 2021: Who is dangerous?Toronto Sun Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371905107394425335noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-49486997395948920002009-12-19T17:13:47.973-05:002009-12-19T17:13:47.973-05:00So why name the "Johns"? Wouldn't th...So why name the "Johns"? Wouldn't that tend to identify their children? How is that fair? It's not a newspapers job to say being "accused" of a one crime is any worse than another.<br /><br />Either the impaired driving suspect should e named - or neither should be named.<br /><br />In this case, clearly the wrong call.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-70870773866691353022009-12-14T08:15:55.597-05:002009-12-14T08:15:55.597-05:00Well, after reading all of the above, I finally go...Well, after reading all of the above, I finally got off my duff and read the story. It says this very clearly at the end:<br /><br />"[The accused] was not identified so as to protect the identity of his son."<br /><br />The paper explained the reason for the anonymity, so readers would not have been in any doubt about it. I think most people would say the paper made the right call.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-74546089727489005862009-12-14T02:58:58.090-05:002009-12-14T02:58:58.090-05:00Our point was who is more dangerous, a "john&...Our point was who is more dangerous, a "john", a found-in or a driver threatening the safety of other people on the road? <br /><br />But check the Sun library for the number of times the names of impaired driving suspects have been published following accidents with children in their vehicles. <br /><br />So let's be consistent.<br /><br />A three-year-old and an open case of beer Toronto Sun Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371905107394425335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-81717501116576052282009-12-13T15:27:43.491-05:002009-12-13T15:27:43.491-05:00You can't publish the name of the drunk drivin...You can't publish the name of the drunk driving suspect because it would identify his three-year-old son, who is likely now in the care of the CAS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-43700652657615981992009-12-13T10:22:33.581-05:002009-12-13T10:22:33.581-05:00The drunk driver's name may not have been publ...The drunk driver's name may not have been published to protect the identity of the three-year-old. Just a guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com