A Bit About User Comments
On the online story about a man who planted a camera in his company's restroom so he could videotape a colleague, there was an interesting comment from a reader. Joe Public wrote: "Why does the Daily Breeze allow us to comment on sex crimes agains some Joe Smoe, but the editors decide against allowing the citizens to comment in regards to sex crimes against an elected public official (Medrano)? "
That's actually a pretty good question. Here's why: In sex crimes and those invovling minors, it is the Daily Breeze's policy (like most newspapers) to not identify the victim. However, we don't have control over what people write in the user comments section, and there was information that came very close to disclosing who Medrano's alleged victim is. Erring on the side of caution, we shut down the comments on that story - and didn't allow them on the follow-ups - to avoid this from happening in the high-profile, emotionally-charged case.
If someone were to disclose the name of the victim in the peeping Tom case, we'd do the same.
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Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
E-mail Larry at larry.altman@dailybreeze.com.
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