Morgan Lee Cox, 48, of Scribner Road, Pembroke, is charged with first-degree criminal contempt. On March 19, Cox was arrested following an investigation of a domestic incident at 11 p.m. on March 18. It is alleged that Cox violated a court order of protection. The case was handled by Sheriff's Deputy Chad Cummings, assisted by Deputy Kevin McCarthy.
Kenneth James Henning, 24, of Main Street, Batavia, is charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and failure to stop at a stop sign. He was arrested as the result of a traffic stop at 8:20 p.m. on March 18 on West Main Street Road, Batavia. He was released on an appearance tickets for Town of Batavia Court. The case was handled by Sheriff's Deputy Richard Schildwaster.
Perhaps news sources such as
Perhaps news sources such as The Batavian, among many others, should not publicize "alleged" violations. Perhaps they should not be allowed to do so... [but that would require more laws and we have too damn many laws now]. I suggest this simply because of the infringement of the "innocent until 'proven' guilty" provision in our society.
When a person is charged with an "alleged" violation and it is publicly announced, that person receives a negative assessment created against them in the minds of the community. If that person is exonerated, the damage done by the initial report and subsequent wrongful assessment made by many, is never really completely undone. In other words, the damage is done and can't be undone. The damage can be stopped however, by not creating it to begin with.
It is such a sad commentary on our society, that it has become addicted to the entertainment of others misfortunes.
the facts are being reported.
the facts are being reported....so and so got arrested..... up to the courts to decide if there is merit to the charges...... I understand what you are saying though..... kind of like an accused rapist, their name and photo is published for all to read and if and when found NOT guilty, most think, " they got away with it". terrible label for a person to carry. ie a famous hockey player is still being booed even though the case against him was dropped.
So the folks of Corfu should
So the folks of Corfu should not have been told that Scott Doll had "allegedly killed" his business partner? Who knows - the (soon-to-be) convicted killer may have been elected mayor (or councilman - whichever he was running for), or they could have shared a nice meal at a local family restaraunt, sitting right behind a (soon-to-be) convicted killer.
It is a fine line, and the example above is a drastic one, but as noted by David - the facts are being reported.
News organizations have long
News organizations have long published police reports, well before TV and the Internet. Society, to some extent, has always been partial to rubber-necking -- gawking at the misfortunes of others. Every news organization that I've ever worked for has published a police blotter.
I read the above comments to Howard and here's what he said:
"Publishing arrests is a way to track police activity, which is paid for by our tax dollars. The publication of arrests also provides the public with information, which may prompt a person to come forward with additional information, which may or may not benefit the accused.
It's always been our policy to publish every arrest report released by police agencies without fear or favor. We're mindful of the fact that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty, but we're not soothsayers so we have no way of judging whether publication will have a positive or negative effect.
Without the ability to see into the future, it's our ethical obligation to treat all arrest reports equality."
What if someone is
What if someone is disgruntled at being arrested and wants to seek revenge? Aren't you putting the arresting officer's lives and the lives of their family and friends in danger by publishing their names? Yes, I believe you are and some of them might be Veterans or Patriots or Trump supporters. Has the liberal media no conscience? NO,NO,NO,NO,NO!!!!!?????;;;!.,!?)^%$#!!?
All of the information in
All of the information in police reports is public information and available to everyone. We cannot control people's reaction. We are respectful of law enforcement and the work they do.
Billie: You wrote "...Without
Billie: You wrote "...Without the ability to see into the future, it's our ethical obligation to treat all arrest reports equality."
Perhaps you should consider hiring, on a "retainer-type" system, Tim Miller. From his comment in this thread, he "appears" to know which way a jury might decide.
Oh, how I've wished to have those psychic powers. I can guarantee that I wouldn't be driving a decade-old Subaru!
Ed - I had no knowledge, of
Ed - I had no knowledge, of this world or an ethereal world, of Scott Doll's guilt or innocence. In fact, as a classmate of his at Pembroke, I found it hard to believe that he was capable of such an act.
However, if the police have ***enough credible evidence*** to arrest somebody for murder (or rape, or robbery, or jaywalking, or unlawful tiddlywinks), then the people in the area have a right to know that a possible murderer/rapist/jaywalker/tiddlywinker is in their midst.