Re: Marathon Killers Apprehended: the Aftermath
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Marathon Killers Apprehended: the Aftermath
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The men who were misidentified as "Bag Men" who planned the Marathon Bombings are suing the NY Post for libel
The men who were misidentified as "Bag Men" who planned the Marathon Bombings are suing the NY Post for libel
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The Post will pay off their lawyer and the suit will disappear. In other words, there will be an out-of-court settlement in which 40% of the money will go to their atttorney and they'll each get 30% of the total. The Post will claim "technically speaking, our story was accurate" in that police did want to interview the two (which occurred), and there will be a confidentiality agreement as part of the settlement.
I'm a little surprised that it took this long for the suit to be filed in the first place. It's been a little more than 7 weeks. I guess they needed that time to interview all the attorneys who reached out to them to decide which one would represent them.
The Post will pay off their lawyer and the suit will disappear. In other words, there will be an out-of-court settlement in which 40% of the money will go to their atttorney and they'll each get 30% of the total. The Post will claim "technically speaking, our story was accurate" in that police did want to interview the two (which occurred), and there will be a confidentiality agreement as part of the settlement.
I'm a little surprised that it took this long for the suit to be filed in the first place. It's been a little more than 7 weeks. I guess they needed that time to interview all the attorneys who reached out to them to decide which one would represent them.
Hey for a Murdoch owned outfit that's not too bad. I mean, its not like they hacked a dead girl's cell phone and erased a few messages thus giving her parents false hope that she was still alive or anything like that...
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I wish them luck. Libel suits are very difficult to win.
I wish them luck. Libel suits are very difficult to win.
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Or published a Pulitzer prizing winning story about a non-existent child junkie named "Jimmy," every word of which was a lie, except for the article adjectives. Or published articles by a commie loving correspondent denying the existence of the Holomodor (as millions were dying), which were deliberate, informed lies. Or published a long series of articles from a plagiarist and fabricator. Or spent three years publishing fiction posing as journalism written by a clever liar. Or published an "interview" with Bob Dylan featuring made up quotes and plagiarized material.* Not that any of those sins justify Murdoch's. They don't.
*Janet Cooke, WaPo; Walter Duranty, NYT; Jayson Blair, NYT; Stephen Glass, New Republic; Jonah Lehrer, New Yorker.
Or published a Pulitzer prizing winning story about a non-existent child junkie named "Jimmy," every word of which was a lie, except for the article adjectives. Or published articles by a commie loving correspondent denying the existence of the Holomodor (as millions were dying), which were deliberate, informed lies. Or published a long series of articles from a plagiarist and fabricator. Or spent three years publishing fiction posing as journalism written by a clever liar. Or published an "interview" with Bob Dylan featuring made up quotes and plagiarized material.* Not that any of those sins justify Murdoch's. They don't.
*Janet Cooke, WaPo; Walter Duranty, NYT; Jayson Blair, NYT; Stephen Glass, New Republic; Jonah Lehrer, New Yorker.
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Curious as to how others feel about Rolling Stone publishing a picture of Fratricide on its cover.
From what I've heard from people who have read the actual article, it is a reasonable piece that asks an important question: how could someone like Fratricide be radicalized when to all intents and purposes he looked like so many other "regular" people in so many ways?
It sounds like Speedbump may have had psychiatric issues, perhaps he was beginning to manifest symptoms of schizophrenia? but Fratricide didn't appear to (yet) have those problems.
It seems like the major issue is not the publication of the article, it is plastering Fratricide on the cover. Many people say that these mass murderer types like the attention and one of the best ways to respond is never to mention their names: they crave notoriety more than anything, even life in some cases, and so we will deny them that notoriety.
I wonder if the release today of police photos showing Fratricide as a sniveling coward is in any way a response to the picture Rolling Stone used on its cover??
Curious as to how others feel about Rolling Stone publishing a picture of Fratricide on its cover.
From what I've heard from people who have read the actual article, it is a reasonable piece that asks an important question: how could someone like Fratricide be radicalized when to all intents and purposes he looked like so many other "regular" people in so many ways?
It sounds like Speedbump may have had psychiatric issues, perhaps he was beginning to manifest symptoms of schizophrenia? but Fratricide didn't appear to (yet) have those problems.
It seems like the major issue is not the publication of the article, it is plastering Fratricide on the cover. Many people say that these mass murderer types like the attention and one of the best ways to respond is never to mention their names: they crave notoriety more than anything, even life in some cases, and so we will deny them that notoriety.
I wonder if the release today of police photos showing Fratricide as a sniveling coward is in any way a response to the picture Rolling Stone used on its cover??
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Apparently, yes:
You can see the pictures here: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/bomber_begs_KcCcsgr4OEDiGtuRIxnEhP
Apparently, yes:
You can see the pictures here: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/bomber_begs_KcCcsgr4OEDiGtuRIxnEhP
bigblue_dl
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I don't have a problem with Rolling Stone writing the article.
I don't have a problem with them putting him on the cover.
I do think that the outrage is simply because of the picture that they chose. The picture makes him look like a playboy, it makes him look like a rockstar. That is why people are angered, and I really don't blame them. If they would have had a cover with 2 pictures of him, one of them being the picture they did use and another of him during the attack or after he was apprehended, then I think there isn't any outrage.
I don't have a problem with Rolling Stone writing the article.
I don't have a problem with them putting him on the cover.
I do think that the outrage is simply because of the picture that they chose. The picture makes him look like a playboy, it makes him look like a rockstar. That is why people are angered, and I really don't blame them. If they would have had a cover with 2 pictures of him, one of them being the picture they did use and another of him during the attack or after he was apprehended, then I think there isn't any outrage.
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Wegmans and Tops pulled the issue of the magazine. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index....tsarnaev_cover_from.html#incart_river_default
Wegmans and Tops pulled the issue of the magazine. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index....tsarnaev_cover_from.html#incart_river_default
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This is how I feel about it. Could they have made him look anymore doe-eyed or pretty? Reminds me superficially of 70s photos similar to this one of Cat Stevens:
There are ways to tell a story with imagery and photos and even if they were going for the monster within, it would have been executed better the way that you mention with 2 photos next to each other or even a photoshopped composite ala Two-face from Batman where you have each side, pretty and monster.
RS accomplished their goal most likely. I mean, when's the last time the masses were even aware of Rolling Stone?
This is how I feel about it. Could they have made him look anymore doe-eyed or pretty? Reminds me superficially of 70s photos similar to this one of Cat Stevens:
There are ways to tell a story with imagery and photos and even if they were going for the monster within, it would have been executed better the way that you mention with 2 photos next to each other or even a photoshopped composite ala Two-face from Batman where you have each side, pretty and monster.
RS accomplished their goal most likely. I mean, when's the last time the masses were even aware of Rolling Stone?
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There was an identical picture of the guy used on the cover of a newspaper back in May and no one said anything about it. It's getting attention because it's Rolling Stone. My twitter feed consists mostly of New England people and they are p!$$ed about the picture. Most of them think the story itself is garbage too.
There was an identical picture of the guy used on the cover of a newspaper back in May and no one said anything about it. It's getting attention because it's Rolling Stone. My twitter feed consists mostly of New England people and they are p!$$ed about the picture. Most of them think the story itself is garbage too.
MinnesotaNorthStar
Minding the gap
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There is a difference between newspapers and magazines. The picture used goes with the article. This is front page news in a newspaper (since when do newspapers have a cover?), but will be buried pages in in a magazine. Use the picture on the title page of the magazine article, but not on the magazine cover itself.
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I think it was one of those newspaper inserts but I can't swear to it.
I think it was one of those newspaper inserts but I can't swear to it.
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Who cares what they put on the cover? As a suggestion, when the time comes I'd like for them to put another shot of that piece of sh*t on the cover: the one where he's strapped to a gurney and getting his hot shot.
This is how I feel about it. Could they have made him look anymore doe-eyed or pretty? Reminds me superficially of 70s photos similar to this one of Cat Stevens:
There are ways to tell a story with imagery and photos and even if they were going for the monster within, it would have been executed better the way that you mention with 2 photos next to each other or even a photoshopped composite ala Two-face from Batman where you have each side, pretty and monster.
RS accomplished their goal most likely. I mean, when's the last time the masses were even aware of Rolling Stone?
Who cares what they put on the cover? As a suggestion, when the time comes I'd like for them to put another shot of that piece of sh*t on the cover: the one where he's strapped to a gurney and getting his hot shot.
FadeToBlack&Gold
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There was a time when RS had a thin patina of "relevance." Like when they used to carry adverts for "Eddie Haskell T's." You know, the rumor that Ken Osmond the actor who portrayed the annoying teenager was really Johnny Wadd (the real life Dirk Diggler), monstrously equipped porn star. At the time Osmond was an LA cop. And was questioned about the rumors. How, exactly, do you prove you're not the guy with the foot long hot dog?
There was a time when RS had a thin patina of "relevance." Like when they used to carry adverts for "Eddie Haskell T's." You know, the rumor that Ken Osmond the actor who portrayed the annoying teenager was really Johnny Wadd (the real life Dirk Diggler), monstrously equipped porn star. At the time Osmond was an LA cop. And was questioned about the rumors. How, exactly, do you prove you're not the guy with the foot long hot dog?
Jon
Say, this is nice.
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Apparently, the actual article is very good and portrays how he became the waste of oxygen that we all want to see die slowly and in horrible pain (or maybe I'm just mean). But fake outrage and "controversy" sells magazines I guess.
I'm sure people will buy it because they're intrigued by Bieber's new "look".
Apparently, the actual article is very good and portrays how he became the waste of oxygen that we all want to see die slowly and in horrible pain (or maybe I'm just mean). But fake outrage and "controversy" sells magazines I guess.
I'm sure people will buy it because they're intrigued by Bieber's new "look".