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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (603722)	3/15/2011 3:55:20 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1572153

... The story by James C. McKinley Jr. reported that residents of the town noted the girl dressed “older than her age,” wore makeup and fashions “more appropriate to a woman in her 20s” and hung out with older boys at the playground. The story also quoted one resident, saying, “Where was her mother? What was her mother thinking?” [Framing it so the victim and her family are to blame. ] Referring to some of the defendants in the case, the same resident was quoted saying, “These boys have to live with this the rest of their lives.” [Printing expressions of pity for the rapists. ] ..... publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com This was their coverage of the story .... not about the crime itself but about the effect on the community ... which allowed the Times to print exculpatory comments allegedly from the mouths of community residents. In context? Are we sure people said these things and if they did, the Times reported them in context?